NFL considers use of echocardiograms (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

The NFL's medical committee is discussing giving players echocardiograms in the wake of Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams' death this month. Adams died of an enlarged heart, something an echocardiogram can detect. NFL teams already give extensive physicals to players. Stress testing and echocardiograms are conducted when the results of the physical, an EKG and family history indicate...

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