A study shows that men are more at risk of sudden death when doing sports like running, biking, or other sports games than women. Men have 20 times greater risk of experiencing sudden cardiac problems when exercising.
"This is the first study to provide evidence that men
are more at risk of sudden death during exercise than women," said Dr.
Eloi Marijon, researchers from the Paris Cardiovascular Research Center at the
Georges Pompidou European Hospital, as reported by Reuters (13/08).
The results obtained after the researchers to triangulate
cases of sudden death associated with exercise in adults in France during the
years 2005-2010. The sudden death caused by cardiac arrest, when the heart
suddenly stops abruptly. Researchers estimate that it's associated with heart
problems before the incident.
The magnitude of the risk varies in male athletes, but not
in women. About five out of a million men who diligently jogging experiencing
sudden death. While one of the millions of men who often swim experiencing
sudden death. In women less than one death per one million women who actively
participated in the two types of exercise.
Dr. Joseph Marek, a cardiologist from the Midwest Heart
Specialists in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois explains that there are two
possibilities that could explain it. The first is that men tend to exercise too
fast and too hard to do sports than women.
The second explanation that men are more likely to
experience clogged arteries. This causes impeded blood flow to the heart and
increase the risk of sudden death, especially when exercising.
Researchers hope the results of this study could be opening
the discussion to learn more about the causes of sudden death, and the cause of
the differences between men and women in terms of risk of death during
exercise.
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