Are Your Team Players at Risk for
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)..."The Silent Killer?"
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition in which there is an abnormal thickening of the heart that can cause sudden death in athletes. Symptoms generally occur during exertion and might include shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue, chest pain, palpitations and/or fainting. Unfortunately, the first symptom is often sudden death due to severe arrhythmias or fatal heart rhythms.
An Echocardiogram performed by Sonic Imaging, Inc.
is the best and most affordable method of detecting HCM
Athletes in the prime of their life and career are particularly susceptible to this “Silent Cardiac Killer” that often occurs without any warning following exertion from sports. It is now known that 1 in 500 people are affected. Usual testing does not detect HCM – many athletes have normal EKGs prior to having their fatal event. Learn More >>
Sonic Imaging's mobile service can detect HCM through an effective screening test called an Echocardiogram. Our mobile service allows you to have this testing done for all of your team players in your location for a fraction of the usual cost and with minimal inconvenience and down time. Learn More >>
Mobley forced to retire
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- New York Knicks guard Cuttino Mobley retired from the NBA on Thursday because of heart disease that he said has gotten worse.
Mobley said doctors told him he faced significant risks if he kept playing. The 11-year veteran said by walking away now, he could live a long life. Continue Reading...
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I'm sure you have been shocked by reports of sudden death associated with vigorous exercise in professional and collegiate athletes. Some examples include Hank Gathers, a Loyola Marymount University basketball player who collapsed on the court and died later due to complications of cardiomyopathy. Reggie Lewis, Boston Celtic basketball star, died of a heart attack due to cardiomyopathy. Sergei Grinkov collapsed on the ice during a practice for Stars on Ice, and Greg Menton, a University of Massachusetts swimmer and water-polo player collapsed and died at a swim meet...More Sudden Death News Stories >>
