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Article: What causes and what could prevent ... sudden death in athletes. (includes related information on preparticipation screening)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
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- February 1, 1991
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What causes and what could prevent. . .
Sudden Death in Athletes
Millions of television viewers were watching as Loyola Marymount's basketball star Hank Gathers collapsed near mid-court during the semifinals of the East Coast Conference basketball game last year. Gathers, 23, had been getting medical treatment for a heart problem, but thought he could continue to play the game he loved. His unexpected death brought new attention to what doctors call exercise-related sudden death.
Gathers was one of a handful of high-level athletes who have died suddenly while participating in sports. Two years earlier, professional basketball player "Pistol Pete" ...