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[HEADLINE: Wabash College student dies after collapsing during basketball game with friends]
Author: Tim Stewart (---.dsl.dytnoh.ameritech.net)
Date: 12-03-02 15:06
The Associated Press State & Local Wire
December 3, 2002, Tuesday, BC cycle
6:44 PM Eastern Time
SECTION: State and Regional
LENGTH: 185 words
HEADLINE: Wabash College student dies after collapsing during basketball game with friends; spelling of 'Mixon' is CQ
DATELINE: CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.
BODY:
A Wabash College student who collapsed during a basketball game and died this week had a heart disease.
It is believed that David Shawn Mixon, 21, died from symptoms related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Montgomery County Coroner David Hunt said. The disease can be caused by a variety of defects in the proteins involved with cardiac muscle contraction. The condition carries a low to moderate risk of sudden death, Mixon's doctor, Frank Fish, said.
Both Mixon, who was from Nashville, Tenn., and his brother, Michael, were diagnosed with the disease, and their father died from the condition.
Mixon was playing a pickup basketball game with some fraternity brothers Monday evening when he collapsed, fraternity member Brian Lawlor said.
"He used to play basketball all the time. He didn't think it was a big deal and we didn't either," Lawlor said. "He scored then was running down the court and collapsed."
Although Mixon participated on sports teams in high school, he was discouraged from participating in competitive sports in college because of his condition, his doctor, Fish said.
LOAD-DATE: December 3, 2002
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[Re: HEADLINE: Wabash College student dies after collapsing during basketball game with friends]
Author: Jerry Salzman (---.indy.rr.com)
Date: 12-04-02 03:17
Tim,
I was going to post this, but I see you beat me to it. On the local news here in Indy they also mentioned expensive tests and the debate on whether all athletes should be tested. I only caught part of the story, so I'm not sure whether they actually mentioned having echos.
Jerry
P.S. How is Lynn doing.
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[Re: HEADLINE: Wabash College student dies after collapsing during basketball game with friends]
Author: Lisa Salberg (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: 12-04-02 04:20
Parents...and young people please learn from this posting...
HCM is unpredictable please do not place yourself or your children at risk...Those with HCM should not be participating in these sports. Life is full of wonderful games and things to do...it is not in the cards for those with HCM to be this athletic. Life can be very full without basketball.
I cry for this family and this loss ... they knew about HCM but it still snuck up and attacked.
God Bless David
Sincerely,
Lisa Salberg
President
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[HEADLINE: Wabash student with heart condition dies playing basketball]
Author: Tim Stewart (---.dsl.dytnoh.ameritech.net)
Date: 12-05-02 16:35
Copyright 2002 Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
All Rights Reserved
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
December 4, 2002 Wednesday
SECTION: LOCAL LIFE; Pg. 1C
LENGTH: 386 words
HEADLINE: Wabash student with heart condition dies playing basketball
BYLINE: Shawn McGrath, Staff
BODY:
By Shawn McGrath
Journal and Courier
A 21-year-old Wabash College died suddenly Monday from a genetic heart
condition shortly after playing a pick-up basketball game with fraternity
members.
David S. Mixon, of Nashville, Tenn., a senior studying psychology at the
school, was pronounced dead at St. Clare Medical Center in Crawfordsville around
5:50 p.m.
Mixon was playing basketball with his Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity brothers at
Allen Athletics and Recreation Center on the school's campus when he collapsed
around 5:20 p.m., according to James Amidon, Jr., director of public affairs and
marketing for Wabash College.
Mixon suffered from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart condition
that causes a thickening of the heart muscle. Mixon's father, also David Mixon,
also suffered from the condition that ultimately caused his death. His brother,
Michael, is also diagnosed with the disease, which has no cure and affects
roughly 1-in-500 people.
As with Mixon, in some cases the disease can cause sudden death, and those
who suffer from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are urged to avoid strenuous
exercise or activities, according to Dr. Frank Fish, associate professor in the
Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Vanderbilt University.
"(David), along with his father and younger brother, were diagnosed with a
condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,'' Fish said. "The two brothers
have been followed here at Vanderbilt University. This condition can be caused
by a variety of defects in several of the proteins involved in cardiac muscle
contractility. Overall, this condition carries a low-moderate risk of sudden
death, usually in association with vigorous exertion, and is one of the more
common causes of sudden death in athletes. For this reason, individuals with
this condition are excluded from competitive sports. When a patient is thought
to be at high risk, an implantable defibrillator (a pacemaker-like device to
automatically recognize and treat cardiac arrest) is usually recommended.
Unfortunately, the accepted markers of this risk are less predictive than we
would like.
"The death of his father since his last evaluation, apparently from the same
condition, would have weighed heavily in the ongoing re-assessment of this young
man's risk at an upcoming clinic visit."
GRAPHIC: Mixon
LOAD-DATE: December 5, 2002
Author: Tim Stewart (---.dsl.dytnoh.ameritech.net)
Date: 12-03-02 15:06
The Associated Press State & Local Wire
December 3, 2002, Tuesday, BC cycle
6:44 PM Eastern Time
SECTION: State and Regional
LENGTH: 185 words
HEADLINE: Wabash College student dies after collapsing during basketball game with friends; spelling of 'Mixon' is CQ
DATELINE: CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.
BODY:
A Wabash College student who collapsed during a basketball game and died this week had a heart disease.
It is believed that David Shawn Mixon, 21, died from symptoms related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Montgomery County Coroner David Hunt said. The disease can be caused by a variety of defects in the proteins involved with cardiac muscle contraction. The condition carries a low to moderate risk of sudden death, Mixon's doctor, Frank Fish, said.
Both Mixon, who was from Nashville, Tenn., and his brother, Michael, were diagnosed with the disease, and their father died from the condition.
Mixon was playing a pickup basketball game with some fraternity brothers Monday evening when he collapsed, fraternity member Brian Lawlor said.
"He used to play basketball all the time. He didn't think it was a big deal and we didn't either," Lawlor said. "He scored then was running down the court and collapsed."
Although Mixon participated on sports teams in high school, he was discouraged from participating in competitive sports in college because of his condition, his doctor, Fish said.
LOAD-DATE: December 3, 2002
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[Re: HEADLINE: Wabash College student dies after collapsing during basketball game with friends]
Author: Jerry Salzman (---.indy.rr.com)
Date: 12-04-02 03:17
Tim,
I was going to post this, but I see you beat me to it. On the local news here in Indy they also mentioned expensive tests and the debate on whether all athletes should be tested. I only caught part of the story, so I'm not sure whether they actually mentioned having echos.
Jerry
P.S. How is Lynn doing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Re: HEADLINE: Wabash College student dies after collapsing during basketball game with friends]
Author: Lisa Salberg (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: 12-04-02 04:20
Parents...and young people please learn from this posting...
HCM is unpredictable please do not place yourself or your children at risk...Those with HCM should not be participating in these sports. Life is full of wonderful games and things to do...it is not in the cards for those with HCM to be this athletic. Life can be very full without basketball.
I cry for this family and this loss ... they knew about HCM but it still snuck up and attacked.
God Bless David
Sincerely,
Lisa Salberg
President
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[HEADLINE: Wabash student with heart condition dies playing basketball]
Author: Tim Stewart (---.dsl.dytnoh.ameritech.net)
Date: 12-05-02 16:35
Copyright 2002 Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
All Rights Reserved
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
December 4, 2002 Wednesday
SECTION: LOCAL LIFE; Pg. 1C
LENGTH: 386 words
HEADLINE: Wabash student with heart condition dies playing basketball
BYLINE: Shawn McGrath, Staff
BODY:
By Shawn McGrath
Journal and Courier
A 21-year-old Wabash College died suddenly Monday from a genetic heart
condition shortly after playing a pick-up basketball game with fraternity
members.
David S. Mixon, of Nashville, Tenn., a senior studying psychology at the
school, was pronounced dead at St. Clare Medical Center in Crawfordsville around
5:50 p.m.
Mixon was playing basketball with his Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity brothers at
Allen Athletics and Recreation Center on the school's campus when he collapsed
around 5:20 p.m., according to James Amidon, Jr., director of public affairs and
marketing for Wabash College.
Mixon suffered from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart condition
that causes a thickening of the heart muscle. Mixon's father, also David Mixon,
also suffered from the condition that ultimately caused his death. His brother,
Michael, is also diagnosed with the disease, which has no cure and affects
roughly 1-in-500 people.
As with Mixon, in some cases the disease can cause sudden death, and those
who suffer from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are urged to avoid strenuous
exercise or activities, according to Dr. Frank Fish, associate professor in the
Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Vanderbilt University.
"(David), along with his father and younger brother, were diagnosed with a
condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,'' Fish said. "The two brothers
have been followed here at Vanderbilt University. This condition can be caused
by a variety of defects in several of the proteins involved in cardiac muscle
contractility. Overall, this condition carries a low-moderate risk of sudden
death, usually in association with vigorous exertion, and is one of the more
common causes of sudden death in athletes. For this reason, individuals with
this condition are excluded from competitive sports. When a patient is thought
to be at high risk, an implantable defibrillator (a pacemaker-like device to
automatically recognize and treat cardiac arrest) is usually recommended.
Unfortunately, the accepted markers of this risk are less predictive than we
would like.
"The death of his father since his last evaluation, apparently from the same
condition, would have weighed heavily in the ongoing re-assessment of this young
man's risk at an upcoming clinic visit."
GRAPHIC: Mixon
LOAD-DATE: December 5, 2002