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Arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy (AVC) is a genetic heart problem that is most commonly recognized after one participates in too much exercise. I’ve learned that AVC can lead to sudden cardiac arrest which can result in death. This is really surprising to me, I never realized that exercise could actually be a bad thing for your body! AVC is such a problem because it causes the walls of your heart to be weaker and less able to hold themselves together. When someone that has AVC is heavily exercising or doing something that increases their heart rate rapidly, it can stretch the walls of their heart to a point that causes them to come apart from each other.
I’ve also learned that there are ways to find out if you have AVC before you put too much stress on your heart and possibly cause problems by exercising. I just want to know: how exactly can doctors detect this kind of genetic mutation of the heart? And if it is detected, does that mean that someone with AVC can no longer exercise or is there a way to treat AVC? This was a very interesting article to me and I would suggest reading through it!
"Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy." British Heart Foundation. British Heart Foundation, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2016.
"When Exercise Is Unhealthy for the
Heart: Researchers Describe How Heart Problems and Sudden Cardiac Death Occur
with Endurance Exercise." American Physiological Society. American
Physiological Society, 24 Nov. 2015. Web. 26 Jan. 2016. http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/2015/66.html
The very first thing that caught my eye about this post was your title, seeming any medical research confirms that daily exercise decreases heart disease. I found this very interesting and even went a step further to read both of the articles you attached. My only suggestion would be to make it more clear that AVC is actually a genetic disease and exercise increases problems of the already weak heart. Other than that it was a very intriguing blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback, I have edited my post and made it clear that AVC is in fact a genetic condition. I'm glad you found interest in my post and took the time to read the attached articles!
ReplyDeleteThis is extremely interesting. I have also read similar posts about how drinking water is actually bad for you as well. I would love to see a post about that in the future! I thought it was very well written!
ReplyDeleteYour topic is really new and modern, I literally changed some of my opinions towards health and exercise. I strongly agree that people need to exercise for the best fit items, as well as at the right time and for the appropriate length and intensity. Hope you do better in your formatting because it's not rich enough.
ReplyDeleteThanks Allie! I'll try and find some information about how drinking water could be bad for you and I'll most likely make a post about it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback Ivy. I'm glad you could look at things in a different perspective!
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