The Super Bowl: A heart health hazard?
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080131/ap_on_he_me/super_bowl_heart;_ylt=Al5g7ymFP3V82iDDs78eyS...
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Football fans: Don't forget to breath! For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports.
While history suggests European soccer fans can get a bit more worked up than the average American football fan, doctors think there are some valid warnings to be shared.
"I know a little bit about the Super Bowl," study author Dr. Gerhard Steinbeck of Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich said in a telephone interview. "It's reasonable to think that something quite similar might happen."
While history suggests European soccer fans can get a bit more worked up than the average American football fan, doctors think there are some valid warnings to be shared.
"I know a little bit about the Super Bowl," study author Dr. Gerhard Steinbeck of Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich said in a telephone interview. "It's reasonable to think that something quite similar might happen."
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woodywoodbeck
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Can't help but get excited when you watch something like this!
I'll make sure to check my blood pressure every 15 minutes during Sundays game...GO PATS!!
- 4 years ago
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