edurance athletes beware

[rhunt]

no but if you're a climber or even consider yourself more than an average athlete you don't qualify or need to worry about your heart. My guess, pro basketball players should have their hearts checked on a regular basis.

Interesting study though

[pigsteak]

pro bball players run an average of 6 miles every game.

[redpointron]

a small study but still important and something to think about..

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/ ... s/tb1/4942

leave it to paul to start the day off right...

"The men were determined to be endurance athletes if they took part in intense endurance sports lasting for at least two hours per session three times a week for at least five years. "

not a single chump on here who qualifies. not one.

and the pig to put the cherry on top....

r.r.

[Lateralus]

Yes pigsteak I read. Any serious alpine climber qualifies who has been doing so for 5 years or more. leave home

[512OW]

Piggie googles alot so he can sound like he knows facts.

[marathonmedic]

Sounds pretty bogus. They took people with known problems (referred to cardiology because of an arrythmia) and compared them to regular endurance athletes. This means they can demonstrate what makes their study population different from the "normal" people, but does NOT mean they can make predictions about the rest of the population.