Heart study flags dangerous rhythm risk for endurance athletes over 50

Years of high-intensity workout whitethorn travel with an unexpected bosom hazard for antheral endurance athletes implicit the property of 50, according to caller probe from the University of Leeds.

The study, published earlier this period successful the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, recovered that immoderate endurance athletes implicit the property of 50 experienced perchance unsafe bosom bushed disturbances during oregon soon aft workout — peculiarly those with scarring successful the bosom muscle.

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Researchers followed 106 steadfast antheral runners and cyclists utilizing wearable enactment trackers and implantable bosom monitors. 

About 1 successful 4 experienced episodes of ventricular tachycardia, a accelerated bosom bushed that tin go life-threatening if sustained. Three successful 4 of the athletes who had these episodes showed grounds of myocardial scarring.

A caller survey recovered that immoderate endurance athletes older than 50 experienced perchance unsafe bosom bushed disturbances during oregon aft exercise. (iStock)

"Our survey shows that workout was lone associated with a hazard of processing abnormal bosom rhythms successful those who were already precocious hazard owed to bosom scarring," pb writer Wasim Javed said.

Researchers enactment that astir 90% of exercise-related abrupt cardiac deaths hap successful males implicit 40, often without informing signs.

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According to the American Heart Association, regular carnal enactment — adjacent arsenic small arsenic 30 minutes astir days — tin importantly little the hazard of cardiovascular illness and stroke. 

Cardiologists astatine the Cleveland Clinic besides accidental workout strengthens the heart, improves circulation and supports wide cardiovascular health.

Researchers followed 106 steadfast antheral runners and cyclists utilizing wearable enactment trackers and implantable bosom monitors. (iStock)

The findings suggest that portion semipermanent endurance grooming whitethorn transportation risks for a tiny subset of older athletes, workout itself remains overwhelmingly beneficial.

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"Athletes who developed abnormal bosom rhythms were not exercising much oregon harder than athletes without abnormal bosom rhythms," Javed said. 

Experts accidental regular carnal enactment and workout tin importantly little the hazard of cardiovascular illness and stroke.  (iStock)

"This suggests that workout itself is not the origin but could enactment arsenic a trigger for unsafe bosom rhythms successful those athletes already with an underlying bosom issue."

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Researchers accidental older antheral athletes, particularly those with agelong competitory histories, should see regular cardiovascular screening and sermon symptoms similar unexplained dizziness, palpitations oregon breathlessness with a doctor. Wearable heart-monitoring devices whitethorn besides assistance observe irregular rhythms early.

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"Exercise is harmless and has immense benefits — but athletes successful this radical should person regular wellness checks to marque definite they enactment healthy," Javed said.