‘Athlete’s heart’ may plague NFL players decades after they retire from football, a new study finds.
The condition, an enlarged heart caused by intensive strength training, is often brushed off by players and coaches as a fleeting issue with no long-term impact.
But new research by Tulane University School of Medicine maps out how this enlargement can trigger other changes in the body, driving up the risks of hypertension, sleep apnea and heart disease years later.
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