Dangers of Undetected Heart Problems in Youth
At least 600 young people die every year as a result of sudden death syndrome an umbrella term for the many different causes of cardiac arrest in young people. Cardiac arrest is different from a heart attack where one of the arteries supplying the heart is blocked with a blood clot, starving the heart muscles of oxygen rich blood. This death in young people are often triggered by sporting activities, which puts pressure on the heart. Recently, Bolton wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapse during a match on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital, after 78 minutes, he was revived. Some few weeks after Muamba aftermath, an Italian second division soccer player Morosini a midfielder for livorno also collapse after a cardiac arrest in the 31st minute of the match at pescara Italy and never regain consciousness. A month before the incidence, former Italian volleyball international and Olympic silver medalist vigor borolenta 37 died on the court in a fourth division game after