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Olympian Jenny Simpson Says Her Running Career Is Over After Cardiac Arrest

• toomuchtodo 2mo ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Simpson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Simpson
• aaronrobinson 2mo ago
  Doesn’t seem very relevant to HN
• instagib 2mo ago
  Endurance athlete induced heart issues. Wikipedia says cyclists are diagnosed with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhythmogenic_cardiomyopathy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhythmogenic_cardiomyopathy
  • ajma 2mo ago
    The article says it was inherited. The first line in the wikipedia article you linked also says it was inherited.
    • instagib 2mo ago
      thanks, missed that in the original as I was reading though the posted wiki. “ARVC can also develop in intense endurance athletes in the absence of desmosomal abnormalities. Exercise-induced ARVC is possibly a result of excessive right ventricular wall stress during high intensity exercise.”
• jawwer9 2mo ago
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