Saturday, August 16, 2008

Is this possible with a person having a congenital heart disease

Is this possible with a person having a congenital heart disease?
I'm not sure if this is medically proven or correct coz i just invented this. For example, a person is born with congenital heart disease, and his heart is weak ever since. But he is an athlete. He plays basketball since he was a child. And being an athlete helps him survive, because basketball is a sport and sport is a form of exercise, right? And exercise is good for the heart. So he survived BECAUSE of playing basketball? Can that possibly happen?
Heart Diseases - 2 Answers
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"Sometimes CHD improves with no treatment necessary. At other times the defect is so small and does not require any treatment." If the person had one of these two, then yes he could play sports, but they wouldn't improve his condition. If he had soemthing severe e probably couldn't play sports until after he had an operation to fix the CHD
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Children and adults with congenital heart defects can tolerate varying levels of exercise. Generally, exercise restrictions are based on the severity and type of heart defect. People with mild heart defects usually can participate in any type of sport or exercise. Those who have moderate or severe defects or who have had surgery require careful evaluation by a health professional before starting an exercise or sports program. Often a stress test EKG (a type of electrocardiogram) is done to determine the effect of exercise on the heart. Many children have this test by the time they start school and become involved with physical education classes and other activities.http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/heart/congenital-heart-disease/live-with/exercise

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