Is this an alarm that we should swim more to strengthen our hearts? Though similar tragedies happened to swimmers in the past, too, I believe. Seems all are in their late 50's?
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Marathon runner dies after collapsing at finish line
BY DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN9:32 PM EST, November 2, 2008
A 58-year-old runner who had just finished the New York Marathon Sunday collapsed at the finish line after going into cardiac arrest and later died at a local hospital, police said.
Carlos Jose Gomes, of Sao Paolo, Brazil, was pronounced dead at Lenox Hill Hospital at about 5:20 p.m., police said. He had fallen ill after he crossed the finish line of the 26.2 mile race near the intersection of 81st Street and Central Park West.
Two other people suffered cardiac arrest Sunday while running in the race, police said.
A 59-year-old man collapsed in the middle of the Queensboro Bridge, police said. A fellow runner stopped and administered CPR until two emergency medical technicians arrived.
The runner was taken to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was listed as critical but stable, according to one of the EMTs.
Jean-Louis Maubaret, 59, a French national, was running alongside his wife across the Queensboro Bridge between the 15th and 16th mile of the race when he collapsed, unconscious and not breathing, according to EMT Salvatore Sangeniti.
Sangeniti, 47, of the New York Fire Department EMS Division 4, was crossing the bridge from the Manhattan side when he and his partner, Amanda Wong, received a radio call about the runner. They reached the middle of the bridge to find another runner performing CPR.
Sangeniti, of Centereach, said he placed a defibrillator on Maubaret's chest. After one shock, he said, the runner regained consciousness and resumed breathing.
The runner who performed CPR returned to the race once he saw that Maubaret had regained consciousness, Sangeniti said.
Another marathoner suffered cardiac arrest on East 107th Street yesterday afternoon. The man, whose name was not immediately known, had collapsed and was not breathing, according to an FDNY spokesman. EMTs performed CPR as he was rushed by ambulance to Mount Sinai Medical Center.
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- You are doing yourself more good than harm by exercising (duh).
Absolutely. Moderate intensity aerobic exercise lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease.
- The people that die during marathons (seems to be almost one a year during the Chicago marathon) probably either prolonged their lives by running OR had a genetic condition of which they were unaware.
Not exactly. The usual cause of sudden cardiac death in middle aged athletes is atherosclerosis, an acquired disease for which heredity is just one of many risk factors. And while exercise certainly reduces your risk of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, it has not been established that your life expectancy will be prolonged.
- Your chances for living through a heart attack are dramatically increased if your heart is as healthy as it can be through exercise and diet choices
Your chances of avoiding a heart attack are increased through exercise and diet. Your chances of surviving a heart attack depend on how quickly you receive medical attention. Prompt defibrillation, if necessary, and rapid reperfusion are the key elements. Time is muscle.
- You are doing yourself more good than harm by exercising (duh).
Absolutely. Moderate intensity aerobic exercise lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease.
- The people that die during marathons (seems to be almost one a year during the Chicago marathon) probably either prolonged their lives by running OR had a genetic condition of which they were unaware.
Not exactly. The usual cause of sudden cardiac death in middle aged athletes is atherosclerosis, an acquired disease for which heredity is just one of many risk factors. And while exercise certainly reduces your risk of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, it has not been established that your life expectancy will be prolonged.
- Your chances for living through a heart attack are dramatically increased if your heart is as healthy as it can be through exercise and diet choices
Your chances of avoiding a heart attack are increased through exercise and diet. Your chances of surviving a heart attack depend on how quickly you receive medical attention. Prompt defibrillation, if necessary, and rapid reperfusion are the key elements. Time is muscle.
