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The Brave New World of Athletes’ Heart Problems
Frontpage Mag ^ | 12/29/2021 | Joseph Hippolito

Posted on 12/29/2021 8:01:50 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 12/29/2021 8:01:50 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 12/29/2021 8:02:44 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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"Everyone is jumping to the conclusion that it is COVID-related or, even worse, that vaccine-related myocarditis may be responsible."

Open minded, yeah. Sure.

3 posted on 12/29/2021 8:04:31 AM PST by BipolarBob (WHY are there no Democrats on Mt. Rushmore?)
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“Even saying that deems you to be some kind of anti-vaxxer, which is absolutely disgusting”

When vaccines are dangerous, you better start being an “anti-vaxxer”....

It is time for folks to stop worrying about being “respectable” and start getting serious about their health.


4 posted on 12/29/2021 8:05:41 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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These evil people have BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS.

With each day, more high-profile deaths happen and the sheeple are finally seeing that "rare" is not so rare.

The tipping point is getting closer and closer -- the MSM can't keep so many deaths from the public.

The challenge for the Left now is to blame all the vaxx deaths on Trump.

And maddeningly, it seems that Trump has chimed in with his full support for the vaxx just when the Left needs him to.

5 posted on 12/29/2021 8:09:50 AM PST by HandBasketHell
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6 posted on 12/29/2021 8:10:52 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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The fauci institute of medical stock holders proclaims this fact check false


7 posted on 12/29/2021 8:14:31 AM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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My “little brother” is in his mid-50s and has been an airline captain for decades. He got the Pfizer and was grounded shortly afterwards at his biannual flight physical. The reason, a swollen and inflamed heart. He was told that he faced a much higher risk of heart attack and that he would never fly again. He went to several doctors and specialists and was told the same thing.

In the months following his airline which had to cancel thousands of flights because they no longer have enough pilots. He got a call from someone at the airline and was told to go to a different FAA approved flight surgeon and miraculously he was allowed to fly again.

No problem if a bunch of pilots are grounded for the same pesky heart problem that increases their chance of dropping over dead in a stressful situation... just lower the standards. Problem solved!


8 posted on 12/29/2021 8:18:50 AM PST by fireman15
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Never mind, there have been studies done on this problem going back to 2016:

Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4969030/

Sudden cardiac death is the most common medical cause of death in athletes, with an incidence of around 1 in 40,000 to 1 in 80,000 athletes per year according to the most recent estimates.

9 posted on 12/29/2021 8:20:00 AM PST by Kazan
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“These athletes are just seeking their 15 minutes of fame” - gas_dr


10 posted on 12/29/2021 8:20:46 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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Some of the fittest men on the planet are all of a sudden experiencing heart problems. So odd. Wonder what it could be.


11 posted on 12/29/2021 8:27:07 AM PST by all the best
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Hmmmmm…RIP…seems like an epidemic…..what has changed?….global warming?


12 posted on 12/29/2021 8:30:14 AM PST by TnTnTn
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I’m guessing that people can make all the noise they want, and none of it will affect sports as long as big money is involved. If any of this led to concern about injuries or death, American football would be banned at the high-school and younger ages. But until all of the sports money finds someplace else to go, the health issues will continue. “It won’t happen to me.”


13 posted on 12/29/2021 8:38:10 AM PST by Bernard (If a school can offer varsity sports, it should also offer varsity (honors) academics.)
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Matt Le Tissier wants answers. Le Tissier, who played in both the English Premier League and England's national team before becoming a television analyst,

I remember LeTissier from back when he was playing. Decent player. And he is right on this too.

14 posted on 12/29/2021 8:40:36 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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Extreme athletes do develop heart problems. I know a world class athlete who developed dilated cardiomyopathy and now has rhythm problems. This is all pre COVID so we can dismiss the anti-vaxer’s angle. He is now on a calcium channel blocker and doing well. In the future he may need an ablation or a pacemaker/defibrillator. Extremes of exercise can cause permanent heart damage.


15 posted on 12/29/2021 8:42:05 AM PST by Babba Gi
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RE: He got a call from someone at the airline and was told to go to a different FAA approved flight surgeon and miraculously he was allowed to fly again.

I certainly hope he is now back in good health. I don’t even want to think about what would happen to an airplane with passengers if a pilot suddenly had a heart attack...


16 posted on 12/29/2021 8:43:59 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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Notice the drop off at the end. The reason for the drop off is ... They’re dead, Jim.


17 posted on 12/29/2021 8:45:21 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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Perhaps President Trump should stop taking credit for the vaxx now.

I doubt people really give him the credit or blame for it now anyway, so let it go.

Why not let Joe have all of the vaxx glory to bask in along with Fauci and Bill Gates and President Trump can just go play some golf, instead?

Then, after our “vaxx reality” experiences have replaced their “safe and effective” vaxx sales pitch and promises, President Trump comes back with a campaign promise sales pitch of his own to fix all of the vaxx problems the deep state has caused and is loud and proud about that!

Win!

18 posted on 12/29/2021 8:54:09 AM PST by GBA (Endeavor to persevere)
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I certainly hope he is now back in good health. I don’t even want to think about what would happen to an airplane with passengers if a pilot suddenly had a heart attack...

He never had any symptoms that caused him any discomfort. Nothing has changed that he is aware of. It is very disturbing to be told that your chance of dropping over dead have become much greater especially for a guy in his mid-50s and that your means of supporting your family just went down the crapper.

The flight examiner seemed to be looking for that specific problem after he was told that my brother had recently taken both Pfizer jabs. I am not actually sure if there has been a huge increase in pilots having heart attacks after being diagnosed with myocarditis and pericarditis after being vaccinated. Even if there was, I am not sure that the public would be told. I think that the powers that be might decide that it is something that should be on a need-to-know basis.


19 posted on 12/29/2021 8:57:19 AM PST by fireman15
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I certainly hope he is now back in good health. I don’t even want to think about what would happen to an airplane with passengers if a pilot suddenly had a heart attack...

Sorry forgot to italicize your words.

20 posted on 12/29/2021 8:58:35 AM PST by fireman15
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