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Electric genes hope to fix a broken heart

But what if a heart ... young footballer or athlete collapses, often because of faulty genes present since birth. Professor Silvia Priori, heart scientist at the University of Pavia in Italy, said: "Sometimes people go undiagnosed until they have cardiac ... read more

When a Youngster's Heart Stops, Their Life Doesn't Have To

We hear it far too often: A young athlete collapses and dies ... it was working as expected until giving out prematurely and without warning. In a heart, this is known as sudden cardiac arrest. While that term and heart attack are often interchanged ... read more

Should kids play football?

A growing number of athletes now agree, including the hard-nosed former NFL tight end and coach Mike Ditka, who says that if he had a young son, he wouldn't let ... At age 25, Keck died of cardiac arrest, in 2013. Before his death, he had made Cassandra ... read more

Parents of rugby player Lily Partridge - who died after tackle - demand compulsory medical tests as her death deemed 'an accident'

Lily Partridge complained of a 'headache' and left the pitch before she tragically collapsed from a heart attack and never regained ... "Five minutes later she collapsed and had a cardiac arrest. The scan of her head demonstrated a blood clot between ... read more

Greater Manchester in 2012: Triumph, tragedy, pageantry and a rosy reunion

Bolton Wanderers player Fabrice Muamba, suffered a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup clash against Tottenham ... The crime had caused national revulsion as the slight 79-year-old had suffered a heart attack while trying in vain to cling on to a bag ... read more

The boy behind the mask

The blood loss could send Sam Lightner into cardiac arrest. He is close to death ... and pull up in front of a wood-frame house. Three strapping young men jump down the steps, move like athletes toward the Lightner car and jump into the back seat. read more

AAMC health column: Young athletes and their risk for cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest is different from a heart attack. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart unexpectedly stops beating. The risk is three times greater in competitive athletes. In young adults, it's most common among high-school and college-aged athletes who ... read more

'Play for Patrick' Heart Screening Event Held in Eagan

A heart screening event aimed at saving the lives of young athletes is back. A 'Play for Patrick' screening ... Patrick collapsed on the ice suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. "Patrick passed away from undetected heart defects and now it's our mission ... read more

Eight months ago, he got a heart transplant. Today, he’s pedaling 447 miles in Ride the Rockies.

A day after his last incident in September of that year, he walked into an emergency room with a heart rate so high ... leading cause of sudden cardiac death for young athletes — high school athletes can suffer cardiac arrest on the playing field. read more

Sudden Death: Exercise Should Not Be Blamed For Cardiac Death, Study Suggests

TORONTO - The stories are always shocking: A young, often super fit teenager or young adult drops like a stone during an athletic event, dead before they hit the ground. The obvious incongruity of sudden cardiac death in an athlete perplexes the public and ... read more