During a practice on Monday, USC freshman Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest and was transported to a local hospital. Fortunately, he’s since been released from the ICU and is in stable condition.
Bronny, a fit 18-year-old athlete, may not seem like the top candidate for a heart-related health issue. But his demographic is more susceptible to this type of issue than you may think.
Sudden cardiac arrest is the No. 1 killer of young athletes, and research indicates that men’s basketball players are the most vulnerable.
Sudden cardiac arrest is the No. 1 killer of young athletes, and researchers say men’s basketball players are the most vulnerable.
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— Jeff Eisenberg (@JeffEisenberg) July 26, 2023
A study conducted by sports medicine specialist Jonathan Drezner and colleague Kimberly Harmon revealed that male athletes were more than twice as vulnerable as women. Division I men’s college basketball players were the most susceptible group at nearly 1 in 3,000.
Fortunately, increased awareness of this fact has led to better response time and treatment.
“Athletes are suffering cardiac arrest and walking out of the hospital,” Sara Gould, a sports medicine physician in the UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, said, via Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo! Sports. “We’re seeing athletes walking away from these now where we didn’t necessarily see that before.”
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