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ethat001 · 01-17-2010, 04:59 PM

From the reports, it was NOT a heart attack. A heart attack is a heart vessel closing down by a blood clot. This was different, and had nothing to do with cholesterol, eating, etc.

They're saying "enlarged heart" -- which can lead to lethal heart rhythms (ie. fast heartbeats). That's how he died.

But the enlarged heart part -- it was either actually a thick heart (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) -- which is in your genetics from birth.. or an enlarged heart (dilated cardiomyopathy) - which you can inherit or can be caused by something like a virus. It could still be drugs (cocaine) as well - but it doesn't seem like that yet.

Anyway, it's interesting because all these athletes get TONS of screening tests BEFORE they sign their million dollar contracts. Someone must've missed this one.

An interesting sad side note: Tampa Bay just traded him for a 2nd round pick to Chicago about 2-3 months ago. A morbidly good choice.

01-17-2010, 04:59 PM	#8
ethat001 Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 920	Re: Gaines Adams Found Dead From the reports, it was NOT a heart attack. A heart attack is a heart vessel closing down by a blood clot. This was different, and had nothing to do with cholesterol, eating, etc. They're saying "enlarged heart" -- which can lead to lethal heart rhythms (ie. fast heartbeats). That's how he died. But the enlarged heart part -- it was either actually a thick heart (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) -- which is in your genetics from birth.. or an enlarged heart (dilated cardiomyopathy) - which you can inherit or can be caused by something like a virus. It could still be drugs (cocaine) as well - but it doesn't seem like that yet. Anyway, it's interesting because all these athletes get TONS of screening tests BEFORE they sign their million dollar contracts. Someone must've missed this one. An interesting sad side note: Tampa Bay just traded him for a 2nd round pick to Chicago about 2-3 months ago. A morbidly good choice.