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PostPosted: 01/12/17 11:08 pm    ::: OT: NCAA Hockey Player Suffers Heart Attack During Game Reply Reply with quote
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On Sunday, Salazar, 18, suffered a heart attack in his first ever hockey game for Metro State University.

He was airlifted to the hospital where doctors determined his heart was working at just 10 percent. The latest update from the family said it has risen to 35 percent, but Tony has been placed on the heart donor waiting list for a transplant.

Salazar had recently been cleared to play hockey for the first time since last year's Colorado high school state semifinals. He suffered a knee-on-knee collision in that game which caused blood clots to form in his legs. Those clots eventually made their way to his lungs, creating a life-threatening condition.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/hockey/2017/01/12/tony-salazar-heart-attack-metro-state-university/96512530/

Have to wonder if he previous health issues caused/contributed to his heart attack. And if you're going to have a heart attack, better to do it with trained medical personnel around vs. dorm room or library or somewhere.
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PostPosted: 01/13/17 10:17 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
People living at high altitude have more red blood cells because they need them to transport oxygen. If the young man had possibly gotten dehydrated (not unlikely during an active sport and in a cold environment) he could have been at risk for blood clots because of this and one or more traveled to the heart. Just a slightly harebrained theory.



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PostPosted: 01/13/17 3:25 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
STB, I think that's unlikely. We're missing a lot of key information here.
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