Gaines Adams Found Dead

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Originally Posted by tootergray34

I wonder why people with enlarged hearts are more succeptible to heart attacks? Any Dr's in here that could provide some info on that? I'm just curious.

Awful to hear him go, what a player that never achieved his true talent level b/c of an early death, much like Sean Taylor, at least his was not the result of a murder, but it is still an absolute tragedy for anybody to die so young.

It's usually an issue with blood flow in which it can't provide enough blood to the organs. The heart expands/dilates and the excess bulging lowers the pressure, I think that it's called dilated cardiomyopathy or something similar, somebody that I went to school with had it, track team member. It can lead to all sorts of issues like murmurs, clotting, etc as well.