Concussion doesn’t just affect the brain, but the whole body. The interaction of the ‘heart-brain axis’ means that as the brain works to heal its injury, it puts extra stress on the heart.
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Patients with Lyme disease can develop Lyme carditis, a potentially serious complication that affects cardiac function.
When George Michael passed away last year news reports all over the world announced the cause as heart failure. It’s unlikely this really was the cause.
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Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Cardiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies, University of Regina
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Postdoctoral fellow, Kinesiology & Health Studies, University of Regina