CT Exams Show Enlarged Aortas in Former Professional Football Players

More than four years ago I made the following comment aboutchronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) which was then being diagnosed in professional football players (see:NFL Physician Says Diagnosis of"Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy" Lacks Validity):I think that I already know how this story is going to turn out. Neurologists, pathologists, and radiologists are going to develop tests and imaging procedures that will provide earlier evidence of concussive injury for both amateur and professional football players. This will result in many players having to sit on the bench for longer periods of time after such injuries.This will cause some fans and league owners a lot of anxiety. Meanwhile, the NFL will do whatever it can to delay the development of faster and more accurate CTE diagnostic tools.Well, it looks like professional football is alive and well although there are periodic reports that game attendance is sagging (see: The NFL can't seem to shake a season of sluggish ratings). The last news that the professional football leagues need is a new health scare. Guess what? One may be on the horizon in the form of enlarged aortas in former NFL players (see:CT shows 30% of ex-NFL players have enlarged aortas). Below is an excerpt from this article: Former National Football League (NFL) players have significantly larger aortas than similarly aged men in the general population, potentially putting them at higher risk for aortic rupture or diss...
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