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## Background: Football (soccer) is popular among those of masters age (≥35 years). although regular exercise improves health, strenuous exercise causes a transient increase in cardiac risk. ## Aim: To gain insight into cardiac risk factors, symptoms, and knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about myocardial infarction (mi), and support for prevention. ## Methods: A web-based survey using redcap was completed by 153 amateur masters footballers from a grade competition (n = 24), b or lower grade (n = 95) or social games (n = 34) in sydney, australia. ## Results: Participants were aged 49.3 ± 7.5 years and primarily male (92.2%), caucasian (88.9%) and university educated (75.2%). risk factors included hypercholesterolaemia (37.3%), hypertension (19.6%), smoker (7.8%), overweight (40.5%) or obese (13.1%). one-fifth (21.6%) reported ≥1 potential cardiac symptom during activity in the prior year, for which one-quarter (24.2%) sought medical attention. knowledge of typical mi symptoms was high (>80%) but lower ( 70%). ## Conclusions: Cardiac risk factors are common in masters footballers, with one in five experiencing possible cardiac symptoms in the prior year. while gaps exist in knowledge

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Author

Matthew A. Francis; Thomas Buckley; Alexander R. Tofler; Geoffrey H. Tofler

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)