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Is this the death blow to a major anti-vax theory? Landmark 20-year study finds sudden cardiac deaths in athletes have fallen – despite claims Covid jabs fuelled a rise

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Cardiologists have hailed a ‘landmark’ and ‘reassuring’ study showing no spike in sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes.

Debunking a major claim peddled by anti-vaxxers in the wake of Covid, scientists discovered such cases have actually fallen after examining 20 years of US college sports.

Deaths remained stable even during the pandemic, they claimed, with rates having plunged by about 29 per cent every five years. 

Academics credited the drop to more effective and frequent screening systems for heart conditions

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Bronny James, Recovering From Cardiac Arrest, Goes Home From the Hospital

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Three days after LeBron James Jr. collapsed during a basketball practice, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said on Thursday that he “has been discharged home, where he is resting.” His father, LeBron James, said on social media that his family was “together, safe and healthy.”

And in a signal of the family’s optimism and relief, LeBron was back in the gym on Thursday, working out with another young basketball star.

The younger James, known as Bronny,

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Bronny James is seen for the first time since shock cardiac arrest as he heads out to dinner with LeBron and family in Santa Monica just FOUR days after being rushed to ICU

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Bronny James has gone out for dinner with his family at a celebrity hotspot in Los Angeles, just four days after having a cardiac arrest during basketball practice.

He was joined by his famous father LeBron, his mom Savannah, brother Bryce and younger sister Zuri. He was seen leaving the famous Italian restaurant – Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica – with LeBron and Bryce standing close by on Friday night

Bronny, 18, was taken ill on Monday morning during practice

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Bronny James suffered cardiac arrest – but what exactly happens to the body and how is it different to a heart attack?

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Bronny James – son of NBA legend LeBron James – suffered a cardiac arrest while training with the University of Southern California (USC) basketball team on Monday July 24. 

The 18-year-old was preparing for an upcoming 10-day exhibition tour in Greece and Croatia when his heart suddenly stopped beating.

He was resuscitated and rushed to a nearby hospital after a 911 call was made at 9.26am – and has since been stabilized and released from intensive care.

But what exactly

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LeBron James’ Son Bronny Discharged After Cardiac Arrest

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LeBron James and his son Bronny James Aaron Josefczyk/UPI/Shutterstock

LeBron James‘ son Bronny James is back at home after suffering a cardiac arrest during a recent basketball practice.

Dr. Merije Chukumerije, the consulting cardiologist who worked with Bronny, 18, announced on Thursday, July 27, that the teenager was discharged and is now recuperating.

“Thanks to the swift and effective response by the USC athletics’ medical staff, Bronny James was successfully treated for a sudden cardiac arrest,” Chukumerjie said

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The truth about myocarditis and Covid vaccines: After Bronny James’ cardiac arrest and Elon Musk pushing anti-vaxx theory, leading doctors insist jabs are NOT to blame

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First the anti-vaxxers jumped on Christian Eriksen, alleging the Covid vaccines were to blame when the Danish footballer suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. 

Then, less than 12 months later, they claimed Pfizer’s ‘clot shot’ was behind Australian cricket icon Shane Warne’s sudden heart-related death.

And when NFL safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during a Buffalo Bills match in January, so-called ‘truthers’ brandished it as the icing on their Covid conspiracy cake.

Now, however, the anti-vaxx mob

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What to Know About Bronny James’s Cardiac Arrest

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LeBron James Jr., the son of the Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James who is an incoming freshman at the University of Southern California, collapsed at practice on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest. James Jr., who is known as Bronny, was hospitalized in the intensive care unit but later released from the I.C.U. and is in stable condition, according to a statement from a spokesman for LeBron James and his wife, Savannah.

Here’s what to know:

According

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Cardiac arrests among Americans under-34 are NOT higher than pre-pandemic levels, CDC data shows – despite Elon Musk linking Bronny’s health scare to Covid vaccine and myocarditis

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Fatal cardiac arrests among young Americans are still at normal levels despite claims that Covid vaccines are driving a spike in cases.

Elon Musk became the latest high-profile celebrity to fuel the idea the shots are triggering heart problems this week when he weighed into news that LeBron James’ 18-year-old son suffered a cardiac arrest while playing basketball, an extremely rare event for people in his age group and physical condition.

Musk wrote on his ‘X’ social media platform: ‘We

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LeBron James’ Son Bryce Shows Bronny Love After Cardiac Arrest Scare

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LeBron James, Bryce Maximus James. Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock

LeBron James’ youngest son, Bryce, sent his brother, LeBron “Bronny” James Jr., love after the college athlete suffered cardiac arrest on Monday, July 24.

Bryce, 16, shared a sweet photo via his Instagram Story on Tuesday, July 25, in honor of his siblings’ recent hospitalization. In the snap, Bryce and Bronny, 18, are walking side by side with their backs to the camera. Bryce added a red heart emoji to the picture.

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What IS the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest?

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It’s easy to get confused by medical jargon, especially when phrases can sound so similar.

But often they can mean entirely different things.

For example, ‘incidence’ and ‘prevalence’ — mainstays of our vocabulary during the darkest days of the Covid pandemic — cannot be used interchangeably.

Here, the Mail’s health team have cut through all the complex science to explain the difference between terms that all too often get mixed up.

It’s easy to get confused by medical jargon, especially

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