The news media are slowing down a bit here in Chicago, but the questions still remain—and we are not talking about why the race ran out of water, if they even ran out of water, or why they shortened the course. Rather, we are most interested in the runners who remained in the hospital on […]
Sudden Cardiac Death
Chad Schieber death in the 2007 Chicago Marathon
The medical examiner’s office has announced the results of the autopsy performed on Chad Schieber, who died during Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. Schieber had a heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse and did not die as a result of the oppressive heat, as had been widely speculated. Schieber, a 35-year old policeman from Michigan, collapsed […]
Death at the Chicago Marathon 2007
Yesterday, we featured a race analysis on the 2007 Chicago Marathon, which featured two of the most amazing finishes in marathon history. However, the spectacular racing has been somewhat detracted from by the very sad news of a death in the race, attributed to the extremely high, record temperatures on the day. The high temperatures […]
Sudden cardiac death in sport
For the last week or so, we’ve focused exclusively on the IAAF World Champs in Osaka. But over the past few days, two very sad events in soccer have also made headlines. First, the tragic death of a Spanish International footballer, Antonio Puerta, aged just 22 (see news article here). This was followed only days […]
Heart attack in Alberto Salazar – Coronary Artery disease?
In our last post, we used the term heart attack, and were informed that this was incorrect, and should have been cardiac arrest – we disagree with the ‘incorrect’ part, though we acknowledge that sudden death during exercise can have electrical explanations, and so perhaps ‘incomplete’ would have been more appropriate! Our focus in the […]
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