Profiling Collapsing Half Marathon Runners-Emerging Risk Factors: Results from Gothenburg Half Marathon

• Main Authors: Amir Khorram-Manesh (Author), Therese Löf (Author), Mats Börjesson (Author), Finn Nilson (Author), Sofia Thorsson (Author), Fredrik Lindberg (Author), Eric Carlström (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Among several serious medical conditions, arrhythmia and heat stroke are two important causes of death during endurance races. Clinically, collapsing might be the first sign of these serious conditions and may mimic the more common and benign exercise-associated collapse. Several risk factors have b...