A heart attack is not the same thing as athlete’s heart.
Heart Attacks Are Not the Same as Athlete’s Heart
Category: The Haywire Heart
Too much exercise can kill you. The Haywire Heart is the first book to examine heart problems in athletes. You’ll find what to watch out for, what to do about it, and how to protect your heart so you can enjoy sports for the rest of your life.
Athletes with Haywire Hearts
Even Eddy Merckx has a haywire heart. See who else is in the athlete’s heart club.
Dr. Larry Creswell Reviews The Haywire Heart
Dr. Larry Creswell, a leading expert on heart arrhythmias in athletes and writer of The Athlete’s Heart blog, has reviewed The Haywire Heart:
Exercise Addiction Quiz for Athletes
Are you clinically addicted to exercise? Take this 6 question quiz to find out. The Haywire Heart offers a frank discussion of exercise addiction, which afflicts about 10% of fast runners and between 20-40% of triathletes.
The Warning Signs: Symptoms of Athlete’s Heart Conditions
These symptoms are serious warning signs that should alert you to possible trouble.
Why Doctors Misdiagnose Heart Conditions in Athletes
Most doctors have little experience with a full-fledged endurance athlete. These gaps in knowledge set the stage for both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of heart conditions in athletes.
Caffeine and Heart Conditions in Athletes
Oddly enough, caffeine’s relationship to rhythm problems is unclear.
Case Study: Mike Endicott, Ventricular Tachycardia
This case study from The Haywire Heart explores the story of Mike Endicott, a cyclist and cross-country skier who ignored the warning signs, burned the candle at both ends, and found himself paying a steep price.
What’s Inside The Haywire Heart
See what’s inside The Haywire Heart, which is the first book to examine heart problems in athletes.