According to Dr. Huynh Thi Ngoc Huyen - Department of Emergency Resuscitation and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tam Duc Heart Hospital (HCMC), heart rate and running are closely related. When running, your heart rate increases to meet your body's higher oxygen needs, especially your muscles.
Monitoring your heart rate while running not only helps evaluate the effectiveness of the workout but also helps runners adjust the speed and intensity to suit their fitness goals to avoid overload or injury.
Running cardiac arrest is a dangerous condition. According to the European Heart Association, the frequency of occurring is about 0.76/100,000 athletes/year, although rare, it can cause surprises and threaten their lives.
Knowing the causes and applying screening and prevention measures is necessary to reduce the risk of death, ensure safety and effectiveness when participating in sports activities.
Heart failure while running can occur due to a number of main causes such as underlying cardiovascular disease such as electrolyte disorders, excessive physical activity...
To prevent cardiac arrest while running, each person must have a clear exercise strategy as well as regular health check-ups, heart rate monitoring, reasonable hydration and electrolyte supplementation, the most important thing is to recognize cardiac arrest symptoms to immediately revive cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, Hue Central Hospital received 4 athletes who fell in a stroke at the VnExpress Marathon Hue on April 6, one of whom died from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.
As of April 8, of the remaining 3 athletes, 2 have been discharged from the hospital and one is in good health, expected to be discharged soon.
The deceased patient was Ms. N.T.P. (born in 1972, residing in Hue City). While participating in the race, Ms. P suffered a stroke and was then transferred to Hue Central Hospital for emergency treatment.
Patient P was admitted to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest. Doctors allowed the patient to use a ventilator through the endotracheal tube, but the condition showed no signs of recovery, so the family asked to take him home and he died later.
