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Is there a link between playing sport and sudden cardiac arrest?

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khendar:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/09/09/3314435.htm


--- Quote ---Endurance athletes who train and race frequently may experience a high rate of unusual heart rhythms called arrhythmia, found a new study on cross-country skiers
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Trying to find the study now.

lonely moa:
I think it is pretty well known that modern elite (endurance related) athletes have a lower expected lifespan than if they had retired earlier,  or raced and competed only recreationally.  Higher mortality is not only from cardiovascular issues, though.

What did I hear on the news last night?  Four retired, but young, gridiron players committed suicide last year. 

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