15 Nov Exercise not to blame for sudden cardiac death
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Exercise is not to blame for sudden cardiac death in young and seemingly fit people, say researchers.
Instead, the phenomenon is largely caused by unrecognized heart disease, with most cases occurring at home when not doing exercise, they report.
Speaking at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Toronto, Ontario, researcher Andrew Krahn (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) blames distorted news coverage for the assumption that sports might be to blame for such deaths.