Esports may raise risk for cardiac arrythmias, sudden death in susceptible children

Electronic gaming can precipitate lethal cardiac arrhythmias in children with proarrhythmic conditions, though worldwide incidence appears to be low overall, researchers reported.
In an international case series and systematic literature review, researchers also found that among children with proarrhythmic cardiac conditions, electronic war games in particular are a “potent arrhythmic trigger,” Claire M. Lawley, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, assistant professor of clinical and population perinatal health research at the University of Sydney, and colleagues wrote.
“While competitive sport

Electronic gaming can precipitate lethal cardiac arrhythmias in children with proarrhythmic conditions, though worldwide incidence appears to be low overall, researchers reported.
In an international case series and systematic literature review, researchers also found that among children with proarrhythmic cardiac conditions, electronic war games in particular are a “potent arrhythmic trigger,” Claire M. Lawley, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, assistant professor of clinical and population perinatal health research at the University of Sydney, and colleagues wrote.
“While competitive sport