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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Definition Cardiomyopathy is an ongoing disease process that damages the muscle wall of the lower chambers of the heart. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a form of cardiomyopathy in which the walls of the heart's chambers thicken abnormally. Other names for hypertrophic... Read more |
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Athletes foot
Athlete's foot Definition Athlete's foot is a common fungus infection in which the skin of the feet, especially on the sole and toes, becomes itchy and sore, cracking and peeling away. Athlete's foot, also known as tinea pedis, can be difficult to clear up completely. Athlete's foot received its... Read more |
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stroke
stroke destruction of brain tissue as a result of intracerebral hemorrhage or infarction caused by thrombosis (clotting) or embolus (obstruction in a blood vessel caused by clotted blood or other foreign matter circulating in the bloodstream); formerly called apoplexy. Cerebral hemorrhage or... Read more |
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aneurysm
aneurysm , localized dilatation of a blood vessel, particularly an artery , or the heart . Dilatation of an artery, and therefore weakness of that portion of the arterial wall, may be rarely congenital, or it may be caused by syphilis , hypertension (high blood pressure), arteriosclerosis ,... Read more |
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Bradycardia
bradycardia describes a heart beat which is either habitually slow, or which drops from its usual rate. In health, bradycardia may be the result of athletic training, which reduces the resting heart rate. Persons with heart block have persistent or intermittent bradycardia. Sudden bradycardia can... Read more |
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brain death
brain death applies to the situation when the heart continues to beat with the breathing maintained mechanically after the brain has permanently ceased to function — and it is an unnatural artefact of medical technology.Under natural conditions when the brain ceases to function breathing... Read more |
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Death Certificate
D EATHC ERTIFICATE A death certificate is the official document that declares a person is dead. Death certificates serve two purposes: they prevent murder cover-ups by restricting those who can complete them for non-natural deaths to trained officials who... Read more |
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sudden enlightenment
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Roundworms
Toxocariasis What Happens When People Have Toxocariasis? How Can Toxocariasis Be Prevented? Resource Toxocariasis (TOK-so-ka-RY-a-sis) is an infection in people caused by parasitic roundworms found in the intestines of cats and dogs. It most commonly... Read more |
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Can Sudden Death in Young Athletes Be Prevented?
...syndrome occurring in young athletes. Dr...injury in young athletes do exist," said...the incidence of sudden death with ball...arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death...Mortality rates in ... |
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes.(Clinical report)
...Cardiac Arrest in Athletes Abstract & Commentary Synopsis: Sudden cardiac arrest...Terry GC, et al. Sudden cardiac arrest...209. Sudden death in athletes can...cardiac arrest at a young age. The ... |
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How could sudden cardiac deaths on the athletic fields be prevented?/Spor...
...preventing SCD in athletes is that basic...exercise-related sudden cardiac death (5). Recently...cases of cardiac deaths in athletes may...history of SCD at a young age and clinical...Kasikcioglu E. Sudden ... |
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Experts Tie Enlarged Heart, Sudden Death
...biggest cause of sudden death among young athletes, deaths that could be prevented with more and...the weekend death of a marathon...heartbeat and sudden death are ... |
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Large Heart Can Lead to Sudden Death
...biggest cause of sudden death among young athletes, deaths that could be prevented with more and...the weekend death of a marathon...heartbeat and sudden death are ... |
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Sudden cardiac death in athletes.(Featured CME Topic: Sports Medicine)
...death of a young person is...however, the sudden death of a young athlete is a particularly...person's death, fear of...why these deaths occur, and...they can be prevented. ... |
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Warning signsfrom the heart ; The sudden death of Phil O'Donnell resonates...
...wife and their four young children. It was...Dundee United. His sudden collapse happened...when news of his death in hospital was...While the cause of death has not yet been...hallmarks with the deaths of several young ... |
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Enlarged heart big risk for athletes
...biggest cause of sudden death among young athletes, deaths that could be prevented with more and...the weekend death of a marathon...heartbeat and sudden death are ... |
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Young School Athletes at Risk for Sports-Related Injuries, Including Heat...
...With many young school athletes working hard this...tennis coaches; athletes, and parents before...of heat stroke deaths from exertion in...children 14 years and younger playing baseball...sports-related death to ... |
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Genetic markers may be next step toward preventing cardiac death in athletes.
...death of a young person is...the sudden death of a young athlete is a particularly...person's death, fear of...why these deaths occur, and...they can be prevented." M. ... |