The difference between a “normal athlete’s heart” and a potentially high-risk athlete with structural and/or electrical abnormalities of the heart can be a challenge to detect, but not for our specialized team.  
Dr. Anthony Magalski is the consulting cardiologist for the Kansas City Chiefs and spearheads the athletic heart examinations for University of Kansas Athletic Department and local community.  Our specialized team strives to provide unparalleled skills in assessing the athlete’s heart in an effort to enhance athletic achievement and reduce the potential risk and or death from unknown heart abnormalities and conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is the Risk?

Unknown abnormal heart conditions in an athlete can potentially cause sudden cardiac arrest, resulting in death.

What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest? (SCA)

• Malfunction of the electrical system of the heart, resulting in abrupt loss of normal heartbeat.
• Ventricular fibrillation is the most common life threatening heart rhythm associated with SCA.

High profile athletes who have died from sudden cardiac arrest:

Name	Sport	Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Flo Hyman	Volleyball	32 years old	1986
Hank Gathers	Basketball	24 years old	1990
Reggie Lewis	Football	27 years old	1993
Sergei Grinkov	Figure Skating	28 years old	1995
Corey Stringer	Football	27 years old	2001
Darryl Kile	Baseball	33 years old	2002
Steve Belcher	Baseball	23 years old	2003

Local athletes who have died from sudden cardiac arrest:

Jordan Robert Mann (November 1, 1984 - May 26, 2007)

 

Should an athletic heart examination be a part of your sports pre-participation check list?

• Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in athletes occurs most predominantly between 15-25 years of age
• SCA is the leading cause of death in young athletes, accounting for 75% of all deaths
• 60-80% of athletes have no symptoms prior to their SCA
• 90% of SCA occurs during training or competition

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