Why are there so many deaths from sudden death syndrome or heart failure in sports?

Question: Why are there so many deaths from sudden death syndrome or heart failure in sports?
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  body,
  death,
  failure,
  heart,
  sport,
  syndrome
Asked by laurennormanblafc to Tom on 25 Jun 2012.
- Tom Lister answered on 25 Jun 2012:
  
  Sports people are pushing their bodies to the limit so are likely to suffer in some ways. Most sports put a lot of pressure on the heart so that may be why it seems a lot of people are suffering with this.

laurennormanblafc commented on 25 Jun 2012:

thankyou

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laurennormanblafc commented on 25 Jun 2012:

who is compare the meerkat?

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Question: Why are there so many deaths from sudden death syndrome or heart failure in sports?