List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction1 How the Heart Works | Case Study: Gene Kay, cross-country skier | Premature ventricular complexes2 The Athlete's Heart | Case Study: Jenni Lutze, triathlete | Premature ventricular complexes3 Heart Attacks, Arrhythmias, and Endurance Athletes | Case Study: Micah True, ultrarunner | Undiagnosed4 The Evidence | Case Study: Mike Endicott, cyclist and cross-country skier | Ventricular Tachycardia5 What to Look for in Yourself | Case Study: Genevieve Halvorsen, cyclist | Atrial Fibrillation6 Getting the News | Case Study: Mark Taylor, cyclist and mountaineer | Undiagnosed7 Addiction to Exertion | Case Study: Dave Scott, triathlete | Atrial Flutter, Atrial Fibrillation8 Treatment Options for Athlete Arrhythmia | Case Study: Paul Ernst, cross-country skier | Heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy9 The Takeaway | Case Study: Jason Agosta, runner | Highly symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillationEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesGlossaryIndexAbout the Authors
* There are 40 million endurance athletes in America. 80% of all endurance athletes are between age 30 and 55.* Endurance athletes are hooked on their sports. The average endurance athlete typically exercises 3-6 times per week for at least 4 hours. Triathletes train 5-6 days per week, often over 20 hours. Serious runners cover 20-40 miles or more in a week. * ARCs will reach endurance sports and health/fitness media.
Chris Case is the managing editor of VeloNews, and author of
“Cycling to Extremes,” the groundbreaking VeloNews story that
brought the problem of the athlete’s heart to widespread attention.
He is a graduate of Colgate University and holds a B.S. in
Neuroscience and also Art and Art History.
Case worked at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda,
Maryland, conducting research on patients with schizophrenia in one
of the world's largest multidisciplinary studies of the devastating
disease. After moving to Colorado and conducting studies on
stem-cell treatments of Parkinson’s disease at the University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center, he made a drastic switch,
enrolling in the graduate journalism program at the University of
Texas at Austin, with a concentration in documentary photography.
It was in Austin that he rediscovered his love of cycling, becoming
a member of the university’s elite team and competing in multiple
national collegiate championship races. He was the conference
cyclocross champion in 2006, in his first year racing that
discipline.
After receiving his master’s degree, he worked as a freelance
newspaper photographer in the Denver metropolitan area. He then
served as the first creative director for the Bradford Washburn
American Mountaineering Museum from 2006 to 2008. Simultaneously,
he shifted into the role of editor and director of photography and
design of Trail & Timberline, the magazine published by the
Colorado Mountain Club since 1918. As a photographer and writer, he
worked for newspapers, national magazines, and national
conservation organizations, and co-authored 100 Years Up High:
Colorado Mountains and Mountaineers. In 2012, he joined the staff
of VeloNews as the managing editor. That year he also earned silver
medals at the U.S. national cyclocross championships and master’s
world championships.
Dr. John Mandrola is a cardiac electrophysiologist and an active
cyclist with atrial fibrillation. He works in a private cardiology
practice where he specializes in heart rhythm disorders. He is
Chief Cardiology Correspondent for Medscape, the leading online
resource for physicians and healthcare professionals who seek
medical news and expert perspectives. He is a also a regular
columnist for theHeart.org and VeloNews magazine. He completed his
medical training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and
Electrophysiology at Indiana University. His wife is a hospice and
palliative care specialist and together they have two children and
a grandchild. In his free time, Mandrola was a criterium racer who
retired to running after suffering two concussions during bike
races.
Lennard Zinn was a member of the U.S. national cycling team and is
a lifelong endurance athlete. He has reported on major stories for
VeloNews for 30 years and is the author of the world’s best-selling
guide to bicycle maintenance and repair. Zinn has a degree in
physics and has built custom bicycles for over 30 years.
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