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High Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among Former National Football League Players

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Heart Health: Understanding and Diagnosing Disease by Leveraging Echocardiograms was aimed to raise awareness and estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors among members of the United States, National Football League Alumni Association and their family members through education and screening events.

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What is the link between thyroid and heart disease?

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If it is severe enough to compress the heart, it prevents proper filling of the heart and blood pressure falls. Ultrasound image of the heart – echocardiogram, showing fluid collection around the heart, marked as PE, short for pericardial effusion.

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What do you call fluid collection around the heart?

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An unfilled heart is not able to pump out blood well and the blood pressure falls. When the quantity is large enough to compress the heart, the person may feel breathless or dizzy because of a fall in blood pressure. Sometimes mild pericardial effusion may be detected by an echocardiogram done for other causes.

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What is athlete’s heart?

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Systemic vascular resistance falls, but slight to moderate increase in blood pressure can occur due to the increased cardiac output. But there is significant rise in blood pressure leading to pressure overload to the left ventricle. Effect of exercise on right ventricle.