USC All-American Bronny James collapsed on the court Monday and had a cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition and no longer in the ICU. Statement: pic.twitter.com/5z9F2qAWP0
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 25, 2023
9:37a, 7/25/23
10:13a, 7/25/23
Sounds like the USC training staff did an awesome job saving this young man's life.
Concerned about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Concerned about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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11:36a, 7/25/23
In reply to YokelRidesAgain
I know we can't scan every kid all the time, but you'd think this particular kid would be.
12:50p, 7/25/23
In reply to YokelRidesAgain
What test can preemptively catch that? CAT scan? MRI? I believe that's what killed Hank Gathers.YokelRidesAgain said:
Sounds like the USC training staff did an awesome job saving this young man's life.
Concerned about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
12:55p, 7/25/23
In reply to NoahAg
Echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart).NoahAg said:What test can preemptively catch that? CAT scan? MRI? I believe that's what killed Hank Gathers.YokelRidesAgain said:
Sounds like the USC training staff did an awesome job saving this young man's life.
Concerned about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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1:16p, 7/25/23
In reply to YokelRidesAgain
Shouldn't this be a standard screening process before the athletes begin at these schools? Any reason not to?
1:19p, 7/25/23
In reply to aggiederelict
You would think so, considering how much money these schools have.aggiederelict said:
Shouldn't this be a standard screening process before the athletes begin at these schools? Any reason not to?
1:53p, 7/25/23
In reply to aggiederelict
As such, insurance probably wouldn't cover it, which would mean the studies needed to be done in house. Which would require contracting with a cardiologist as a consultant, etc.
It's not a recommended routine screening at this point, although some cardiologists think it should be.aggiederelict said:
Shouldn't this be a standard screening process before the athletes begin at these schools? Any reason not to?
As such, insurance probably wouldn't cover it, which would mean the studies needed to be done in house. Which would require contracting with a cardiologist as a consultant, etc.
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7:03p, 7/25/23
In reply to YokelRidesAgain
Is this something permanent that means he can't play basketball again?
10:39a, 7/26/23
In reply to OldArmy71
If they can't find a cause at all, conceivably they could put in an internal defibrillator and let him return to play (like the Danish soccer player who collapsed a couple of years ago).
Depends on the cause. Some cardiac arrhythmias can be cured with an ablation. Something structural, like hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy would (should) be career ending.OldArmy71 said:
Is this something permanent that means he can't play basketball again?
If they can't find a cause at all, conceivably they could put in an internal defibrillator and let him return to play (like the Danish soccer player who collapsed a couple of years ago).
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3:56p, 7/26/23
In reply to OldArmy71
Tragic story but it seems it may have been preventable. He collapsed once, they diagnosed him, and put him on medication. He sat out a couple of weeks but didn't like how the drug made him feel. They reduced his dosage, and supposedly he didn't take it on game days when he returned.
Celtics' Reggie Lewis also died of it.
I mentioned before but this is what killed Hank Gathers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_GathersOldArmy71 said:
Is this something permanent that means he can't play basketball again?
Tragic story but it seems it may have been preventable. He collapsed once, they diagnosed him, and put him on medication. He sat out a couple of weeks but didn't like how the drug made him feel. They reduced his dosage, and supposedly he didn't take it on game days when he returned.
Celtics' Reggie Lewis also died of it.
4:06p, 7/26/23
In reply to NoahAg
Interestingly Evander Holyfield was also told to retire for a heart condition. Holyfield later claimed to have been healed by, of all people, Benny Hinn, and fought on for many years. Holyfield's thing may just have been all the HGH and steroids he was taking at the time.
The Lewis story was particularly awful in that he went to multiple doctors, all of whom told him that that he was risking his life by continuing to play basketball. He finally found one who told him it was all right, and he died during a pickup game a few weeks later.NoahAg said:I mentioned before but this is what killed Hank Gathers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_GathersOldArmy71 said:
Is this something permanent that means he can't play basketball again?
Tragic story but it seems it may have been preventable. He collapsed once, they diagnosed him, and put him on medication. He sat out a couple of weeks but didn't like how the drug made him feel. They reduced his dosage, and supposedly he didn't take it on game days when he returned.
Celtics' Reggie Lewis also died of it.
Interestingly Evander Holyfield was also told to retire for a heart condition. Holyfield later claimed to have been healed by, of all people, Benny Hinn, and fought on for many years. Holyfield's thing may just have been all the HGH and steroids he was taking at the time.
No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. See full Medical Disclaimer.
5:32p, 7/26/23
In reply to NoahAg
Pistol Pete, too
NoahAg said:I mentioned before but this is what killed Hank Gathers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_GathersOldArmy71 said:
Is this something permanent that means he can't play basketball again?
Tragic story but it seems it may have been preventable. He collapsed once, they diagnosed him, and put him on medication. He sat out a couple of weeks but didn't like how the drug made him feel. They reduced his dosage, and supposedly he didn't take it on game days when he returned.
Celtics' Reggie Lewis also died of it.
Pistol Pete, too
5:37p, 7/26/23
In reply to Guitarsoup
I had a distant cousin die of the same thing as Maravich. Active duty Air Force officer, got p.o.ed at a call in a college football game, hopped up to yell at the TV and bam, game over.
Scary stuff, indeed.
Maravich had anomalous coronary arteries, not HOCM. Similar risk of sudden cardiac death but a totally separate problem.Guitarsoup said:
Pistol Pete, too
I had a distant cousin die of the same thing as Maravich. Active duty Air Force officer, got p.o.ed at a call in a college football game, hopped up to yell at the TV and bam, game over.
Scary stuff, indeed.
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12:32p, 7/27/23
Henry Abbott's True Hoop newsletter just got sent out a few minutes ago and was a good read in doping/sudden cardiac events in basketball and thr NBA. It's a good read.