Last month at Endurance Corner we invited readers to submit their heart-health questions. In today’s column, I did the first periodic installment of From the Mailbag. I answer Gavin’s question about how to go about screening for heart conditions that might place athletes at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) during a triathlon. I review information about causes of sports-related SCD and then describe a general approach to pre-participation screening for athletes. This involves careful medical history-taking, physical examination, and judicious use of other diagnostic tests such as EKG, echocardiogram, or stress test.
Please drop me a line if you have a heart-health question that might serve as the basis for an upcoming From the Mailbag column.
Hi, nice post. Well what can I say is that these is an interesting and very informative topic. Thanks for sharing your ideas, its not just entertaining but also gives your reader knowledge. Good blogs style too, Cheers!
– The sports physical kingston