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2022-02-21T05:12:31.780Z
More and more elite exercisers train very hard. It's about marathons, triathlons and the Vasaloppet and other stressful challenges. Karolinska University Hospital in Solna has therefore started a specialist clinic for both elite athletes and exercisers. - We want to reduce sudden death in athletes in Sweden, says Peder Sörensson, chief physician in cardiology.
The hard training that elite athletes and elite exercisers perform involves strain on the heart.
Today, there are guidelines in elite sports for how to control your heart, but for elite exercisers it is lacking.
- If you play sports at a high level, you have to know if the heart tolerates it or not, says Peder Sörensson.
Karolinska's new specialist clinic wants to be a Swedish center for heart problems linked to sports.
Source: svt
