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  2. Sudden cardiac death of athletes - Wikipedia

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    As an example, the Texas Legislature appropriated US$1 million for a pilot study of statewide athlete screening in 2007. The study employed a combination of questionnaire, examination and electrocardiography for 2,506 student athletes, followed by echocardiography for 2,051 of them, including any students with abnormal findings from the first ...

  3. Jim Fixx - Wikipedia

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    Fixx died on July 20, 1984, at age 52 of a heart attack, during his daily run on Vermont Route 15 in Hardwick. [1] The autopsy, conducted by Vermont's chief medical examiner, Eleanor McQuillen, revealed that atherosclerosis had blocked one coronary artery 95%, a second 85%, and a third 70%.

  4. Lists of unusual deaths - Wikipedia

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    The Chief of the German Imperial Military Cabinet suffered a heart attack and died aged 56 after giving a ballet performance to Kaiser Wilhelm Il and other members of a hunting party staying at Donaueschingen Palace. Shortly after ending his recital with a bow, he collapsed and was pronounced dead at the scene.

  5. 21 grams experiment - Wikipedia

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    One of the patients lost weight but then put the weight back on, and two of the other patients registered a loss of weight at death but a few minutes later lost even more weight. One of the patients lost "three-fourths of an ounce" (21.3 grams) in weight, coinciding with the time of death. MacDougall disregarded the results of another patient ...

  6. List of marathon fatalities - Wikipedia

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    Heart attack USA: William McKinney [11] 59 4 March 1990 Los Angeles Marathon: Los Angeles, US Heart attack USA: Lisa B. Christensen [12] 19 4 November 1990 Marine Corps Marathon: Washington, D.C., US Coronary artery abnormality USA: Julius Becza [13] 58 24 October 1993 Marine Corps Marathon: Washington, D.C., US Heart attack USA: Samuel Grafton ...

  7. Social history (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, a social history (abbreviated "SocHx") [1] is a portion of the medical history (and thus the admission note) addressing familial, occupational, and recreational aspects of the patient's personal life that have the potential to be clinically significant.

  8. Florida surgeon mistakenly removes patient's liver instead of ...

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    "Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast has a longstanding history of providing safe, quality care since the hospital opened its doors in 2003," the statement said. "Patient safety is and remains ...

  9. List of association footballers who died after on-field ...

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    This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.