Cricketer dies of a heart attack; Know if heart conditions are common among athletes – TheHealthSite

A cricketer died of a heart attack while playing a local tournament in Maharashtras Pune district. Read on to know if athletes are more prone to sudden cardiac deaths.

In a tragic accident, a cricketer died after suffering from a heart attack during a local tournament in Maharashtras Pune district. The incident took place in Junnar city, where the batsman collapsed suddenly after a heart attack. The video that surfaced showed that Babu Nalawade was at non-strikers end when it happened. This is not the first time such an incident has happened; many athletes over the years have died of a cardiac arrest. A similar incident occurred in Odhisas Kendrapara. Also Read - Best way to reduce your cholesterol: Combine medications with healthy lifestyle

Stories such as Nalawade shock us an athlete in good physical condition suffering from a heart attack? According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, cardiovascular diseases responsible for sudden unexpected death is majorly related to the age of the patient. Also Read - Women at higher risk of heart attack death: Tips to reduce the risk

Some studies suggest that sudden death in athletes who are 35 years or above suffer from coronary artery disease due to atherosclerosis. For athletes under 35 years of age, sudden death is majorly related to congenital or genetic heart conditions. In some cases, it could be due to infections or inflammatory disease. Another study in the Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular journal suggests that sudden cardiac death is the most common medical cause of death in athletes. Also Read - Beware: Antibiotic use can increase your risk of getting a heart attack

Studies suggest that the cardiac conditions that may increase the risk of sudden death in young athletes include:

A disease in which the heart muscles becomes abnormally thick; which can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. This can cause shortness of breath, chest pain or problems in the heart electrical system, resulting in arrhythmia or sudden death.

The coronary anomalies may cause myocardial infarction, ischaemia or ventricular tachycardia. It is a rare but dangerous condition.

In this condition, the flaps of the hearts mitral valve bulge into the hearts left upper chamber as the heart contracts. This sometimes leads to blood leaking into the left atrium. This condition is known as mitral valve regurgitation.

This condition refers to an inflammation of the heart muscle that can affect your heart muscle and your hearts electrical system, which may decrease your hearts ability to pump and lead to rapid or abnormal heart rhythms.

It is an inherited condition that affects the heart and causes enlargement of the aorta ( the vessel that carries blood from the heart to different parts of the body).

It is a type of cardiomyopathy that affects the lower pumping chambers (ventricles) of the heart and can cause abnormal heart rhythms, a condition known as arrhythmia.

Congenital heart diseases are those that exist since birth. It can change the ways blood flows through your heart.

Published : February 18, 2021 3:50 pm | Updated:February 18, 2021 4:00 pm

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