Behind all that buff bravado, professional bodybuilders face a risk of sudden cardiac death more than 14 times higher than ...

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide, with the ...

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide with the highest risk among professional bodybuilders, according to new research.

While perhaps not surprising, new research has found sudden cardiac death is more common in professional bodybuilders ...

The post-mortem reports of some of the bodybuilders showed signs of thickening or enlargement of the heart and coronary ...

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide with the ...

A recent study in the European Heart Journal reveals a disturbing trend: professional bodybuilders face twice the risk of ...

Professional male bodybuilders face more than five times the risk of sudden cardiac death compared to amateur athletes.

Professional athletes had a markedly higher incidence of sudden cardiac death, suggesting that the level of competition might contribute to this increased risk. “Bodybuilding involves several ...