FIFA World Cup-Related Heart Attack
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Chinese fan has heart attack watching World Cup
BEIJING: A Chinese football fan suffered a heart attack during a World Cup match following three sleepness nights of heavy drinking and watching the tournament on television, a doctor said on Tuesday.
The 42-year-old man, surnamed Zhang, from Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, became agitated after seeing Portugal miss a goal against Angola, according to newspaper reports.
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A Hearty Life » Football Fans Target of Heart Health Studies
Jun 28, 2006 at 10:51 am
[…] Previous studies have shown an increase in heart attacks related to the World Cup of as much as 60 percent! How an you protect yourself? Maybe while your favorite teams are in training for the World Cup, you should be working out too so that you can be in the best shape possible to enjoy the event as a spectator. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. […]
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