Viewing Sporting Events Can Cause Serious Heart Problems
Have you ever said something like “My heart stopped during that play,” or “I’m going to have a heart attack if Tyrus shoots another jumper”? I know I have. Well maybe we should stop making those jokes, since a recent report just came out that shows fans can suffer severe heart conditions:
Researchers have found that overall and circulatory death rates in Los Angeles rose significantly after a crushing defeat for the Rams in the 1980 Super Bowl. Four years later, deaths declined after the city’s other team — the Raiders — triumphed in the U.S. football championship game.
“The emotional stress of loss and/or the intensity of a game played in a high profile rivalry such as the Super Bowl can trigger total and cardiovascular deaths,” said Dr. Robert Kloner, a professor of medicine at the University of Southern California, who presented the study at the American College of Cardiology scientific meeting in Orlando.
As Blog Down points out, heart-related deaths rose sharply in Buffalo from 1990 to 1993.
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Comment from Blog Down, Chicago Bears
Time March 31, 2009 at 1:10 am
[far right] Excited fan or The “Where
s Waldo” sex face? You decide.