The increasing incidence of young athletes succumbing to undetected heart problems can be solved by screening them for the same, a new report has said.
The increasing incidence of young athletes succumbing to undetected heart problems can be solved by screening them for the same, a new report has said.
New research says that doctors will be able to detect one athlete who should not play professional sport if they screen 143 people. One study said that 1 in 28,000 young people would succumb to sudden death meaning that it is a rare occurrence in sports persons.
Heart Attack - Overview
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
Another review by doctors at King's College Hospital, London said that when ECGs were read by experienced cardiologists, the false positive rate was just 2%.
Both studies appeared in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Diet, Lifestyle and Heart Disease
The correlation between diet, lifestyle and heart disease. The importance of balanced diet life style and exercise for controlling heart disease.
The correlation between diet, lifestyle and heart disease. The importance of balanced diet life style and exercise for controlling heart disease.
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Congenital Heart Disease – Septal Defects
Heart diseases that are present at birth are called “ Congenital heart diseases”.
Heart diseases that are present at birth are called “ Congenital heart diseases”.
What is a heart attack / How to prevent heart attacks
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Simple guidelines to avoid heart attack are listed.
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Simple guidelines to avoid heart attack are listed.
