College football linemen face greater risk of heart problems
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
A study of freshman college athletes found participation in American-style football was associated with significant increases in systolic blood pressure. Although both football linemen and non-linemen were found to have thicker left ventricular heart walls post-season, when compared to non-linemen, the linemen were at higher risk of developing irregularly thickened heart walls.