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347: Expert Edition: Dr Jessica Orchard (Sports Cardiology & Cardiac Screening Researcher, Assoc. Editor @BJSM_BMJ ): Cardiac Health for the Endurance Athlete

The Physical Performance Show

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Triathlon - Is There a Risk of Not Exercising?

Jaz: Are there higher risks with certain sports or certain undertakings that people should be aware of? Jaz: There are some sports that are particularly high risk and basketball in the US is one with the highest risk being division one. If you're talking about risks for sort of arrhythmias like AF, we know that endurance athletes are at higher risk for those arrhythms. But nothing I say should turn you off your sport. That's number one. And it probably won't because you have to be pretty determined.

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