How do some young athletes just suddenly drop dead from a cardiac condition? Shouldn’t there be some warning signs?
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Just like how we don’t start screening men for prostate cancer until they are middle aged because it is so unlikely a 20 year old will have it, we don’t test young people for certain underlying indicators that typically don’t manifest until an older age.
Sudden heart events in athletes have been very rare up until 2021 when they started to rise dramatically. in the last 2 years more athletes have died on the field than the previous 30 years combined.
This is where it is potentially controversial. What happened in 2021 that caused a parabolic increase in deaths? More or less everyone had Covid by 2021, also most people got Covid vaccinations.
Attributing it to Covid seems acceptable in most forums, attributing it to Covid vaccinations tends to get you howled down, your comment deleted or you getting banned from said forums.
Often the clearest signs of heart conditions are the dangerous events themselves occurring. Either way though, some potential warnings are similar to exercise exertion or strain on your heart, which athletes regularly deal with and often need to push through.
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