| BrRsn | 03-05-2011 06:42 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Noir
(Post 7330498)
I haven't heard of this but if it's true, shouldn't this be more of a concern for hockey players who go full 100% for a minute or two to a complete stop when they go to the bench after a shift.
And they do this 20 or so times a game, night in night out?
| You've got a valid point, I've never thought of that before.
... so I did a bit of research, re-read that section in my textbook and basically
What I said applies to everyone, of all ages, but it's very rare to occur. It is because of the accumulation of toxic byproducts of cellular respiration in the cell. And even if you stop running, your muscles can contract involuntarily to help move blood through the legs, but no where near the capacity as it would if you were actively walking/running etc. So for that to cause death is very rare.
What happened to this guy in the article was "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is an inherited condition which causes the heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, to be abnormally thick. Other data supports his statement." This disease is more prominent in younger athletes, and they did a study which documented all the HCM related sudden cardiac arrest incidents within a 10 year span in the USA. Of the effected, greater than 50% were highschool athletes, 22% were college athletes and 7% were professional athletes. Within those groups, the most "dangerous" sports for this to occur in were basketball and football.
So my bad, I applied the wrong condition to what happened to this guy. Both are possible though, so you should always do a cool down after working out hard.
Anyways, sorry for the offtopic, had to correct myself :) | 