07.09.08

“Hearts that make cardiologists gasp in awe”…

Posted in Jeuland's Musings at 6:47 am by Marc

Greetings from Cairo everyone! I am looking forward to being back in Carrboro soon (July 18) after a short visit to Addis Ababa , but in the meantime, I thought this recent article from the New York Times was very interesting. Here’s my favorite quote from it:

“These athletes have hearts that make cardiologists gasp in awe, hearts that are among the biggest ever seen in healthy people. They are enormous, elongated, torpedo-shaped hearts, twice the mass of a normal heart, that draw blood in like a suction pump and push it out like a piston.”

I am a sorry I missed the Olympic Trials fun, but I did check the results periodically online. Looks like there were some interesting races and some expected and unexpected outcomes.

The air quality here in Cairo is lousy, especially at this time of year, so I have been finding it difficult to run. I will be looking to get back into it in a real way soon.

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    1. Joan said,

      July 9, 2008 at 5:28 pm

      Interesting article, Marc.
      It makes me want to see a cardiologist (just to stay on the safe side). This is my favorite quote:

      they are happy to know their hearts are big, happy to see their hearts on the echocardiograms. It actually gives them confidence.

      “You learn what your heart can handle,” Volpenhein said. “Seeing it, knowing what it’s capable of, you realize you can train harder.”

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