[Gupta] Bronny James had a cardiac screening months ago as part of a program for prospective NBA players. The screening included a transthoracic echocardiogram and an EKG. Both screenings came back with normal results and likely mean the episode wasn’t caused by an anatomical preexisting problem.
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So he overworked himself? Thats crazy but I understand. Usually you see this with heavier people that try to go too hard to lose weight in a short period.
I absolutely hate high intensity workouts in the AM. Never feels right. Lots of interesting studies out there looking at that. They make these poor kids get up and do crazy things at 7 am. High school team practices at 6 am in the summer here. I have a feeling these kids are loading up on caffeine based workout enhancement drinks/supplements as well.
Maybe he’s stressed and need a LeBreather
PED’s potentially or is that not likely in this case?
USC is probably giving their players some sort of Jack3d type pre workout. Two players in two years just seems weird.
Not trying to insinuate Bronny does coke, but you know that stuff is around the rich kid circles in LA. When I heard about him collapsing, I immediately thought of Len Bias and Reggie Lewis.
Vax idiots are going to love this!
Is that good or bad news?
so he be juicin and on HGH like all elitists kids lol
This is good news isnt it?
Lol unless you have the actual medical records it’s pretty hard to make a statement like this. “Normal” can be a spectrum.
My point is I really don’t like when doctors do this. We don’t have access to the actual medical records so we can’t be accurate. We can educate the public in other ways that are more effective regarding SCD.
Lots of medical professionals and athletes in this thread
Bro was dry scooping preworkout
Could also mean he’s LeBron James’ son and people overlook $hit for rea$on$.
Hopefully not.
Doctors miss things all the time. Might be easier for them to find an issue in a previous scan but will we ever know? Unless the family says anything this is all wild speculation that is really unnecessary.
So it was the covid vaccine after all? /s
I’m pretty sure it’s due to those pre-workout drinks. Those energy boosters
It’s been known that a lot of people have been hospitalized because of irregular heartbeat caused by these drinks.
Okay but usually 1st degree and lighter forms of 2nd degree can still be considered “normal” on EKG, especially for an athlete, then these guys suddenly go into 3rd degree and drop. Idk if this report reveals anything other than what Lebrons team wants out.
He tried coke for the first time
Thank God
Coke or pills
Lack of sleep + pre workout + intense workout = bad news.
I’m glad he’s alright but it’s not hard to assume he was doing something he shouldn’t when working your body to insane levels. Basketball players in particular are usually pushing their cardio to limits none of us can understand. I’ve had heart hiccups before, mine are genetic or rather were, but even I. My late twenties and thirties(sober now because of cancer) I had several situations where I had really bad palpitations and generally the consensus was that I was staying up too late drinking too much coffee, energy drinks and alcohol. It could easily be something like that or even other substances that a pro level athlete might take or a rich kid not knowing their limits because their father is a god and everyone feels invincible at his age.
Ps-While I have never done coke because of heart history with me and my family I certainly wouldn’t judge an 18/19 yr old for trying it. So even if you think I’m inferring that’s the cause, I’m saying it “could” be the cause and/or a bunch of other things, I would just look at it as an adolescent mistake.
I’m glad he’s ok now and I’m sure he’ll be fine going forward as the famous son of a billionaire megastar.
That is the scary thing. If they never find the cause- it could happen again. I don’t think this incident was like that buffalo bill player who got hit on the chest. think this could jeopardize his career tbh.
This is meaningless. There’s plenty of Cardiac shit that isn’t preexisting anatomically. Just Google ARVC.
USC probably providing supplements. High levels of caffeine. Preworkout or some shit.
Hi
I don’t usually comment but all the armchair physicians in this thread need to understand that medicine is complex and rarely black and white unless you have invasive testing i.e. biopsy. Transthoracic echocardiogram and a single 12 lead ECG are good initial tests in cardiac workup and screening but will not detect every possible abnormality. For example, some people can have irregular heart rhythms causing unexplained fainting that happen so rarely that they require implanted monitors to pick up. This is coming from someone not even specifically in cardiology but in internal medicine. Further testing to be considered could include cardiac MRI or electrophysiology study to better evaluate the heart’s electrical system.
That’s positive news at least.
Probably the best news I’ve heard yet. First thing I’ve been thinking of is he has an enlarged heart and his career is over.
Second theory is he is taking some type of supplement. Whether legal or illegal that he had a bad reaction to now.