Note to self: don't take up triathalons (or swimming) without a very extensive heart workup... Particularly in the COVID-19 world.
https://www.threads.net/@pkedrosky/post/DDe7xMWP6yN #triathalons #cardiacarrest
Paul Kedrosky (@pkedrosky) on Threads
Given the sad death of a 57-year-old tech exec during swim leg of a weekend triathlon in Indian Wells, it is worth revisiting the data. While deaths remain rare, they are skewed to the swim, and, increasingly, to males over 50. This is driven by changing tri demographics, as well as untreated CVD.