A little more detail on Mo Hurst
Hopefully that's how it plays out for Mo.
That’s funny.
According to an April 2013 article from NFL.com, Star's left ventricle was working at 44%, while normal range is 50-75%. Star's agent had said they believe it was a one-time thing caused by a virus since a subsequent MRI showed positive progress from his initial diagnosis.
I had a similar condition develop at the end of 2015 (although I also had a few more things going on in conjunction with the below par function), for those that remember me posting about being in the hospital around that time. It took me roughly 10-11 months to get back to normal function, so you can recover completely if it is something like this.
Whatever the details, nothing but the best to Mo and hopefully he can indeed wade through this somehow and play.
I hope Mo's condition is closer to what Star had. even if it's like Fairley's, Fairley managed to play through it for a couple of years at a pretty high level. I hope that's the case with Mo and he gets the chance to live his dream.
Wasn't Fairley's criticism that he was always out of shape? It's far outside of my realm of medical knowledge but I could see heart problems hindering conditioning-levels quite easily.
Here's hoping for the best.
I wonder how all of this was missed at Michigan. We do have a top medical staff.
He's played every game. Was he ever at risk?
I wondered the same thing. Maybe the testing is more extensive. Who knows?. Really hope it is something that is not to bad. Such a great well spoken kid. One of my all time favorites. I think he is going to be just fine, but I sure wish we could get something definitive. I understand privacy issues, just want to hear he will be okay.
and I will defer to one if they post here, but decreased LV ejection fraction is diagnosed by echocardiography, which is not a test normally performed on young, healthy, asymptomatic individuals.
echocardiograms are done in some college's screening programs but not often in high schools due to costs. Not sure about U-M. Can prevent sudden death that sometimes occurs in young athletes.
Well Purdue doesn't even use stethoscopes.
Checking your ejection fraction is not part of a sports physical. The NFL is more thorough. He almost certainly had this at Michigan, unless it was virus induced like that other case mentioned.
EEG is an electroencephalogram... tests your brain wave function, not your heart bud. You're thinking of an echocardiogram. And no, you don't screen people with an echo unless you have an abnormal physical exam and follow up EKG.
As part of routine player physicals? My guess would be no, so if he never complained about the issue and it was completely asymptomatic, it was never checked.
Sad to say but the insane amount of money 1st round picks yet drives additional and more thorough testing.
Fingers crossed and a prayer for Mo.
Check out Larry Prout's twitter message to Mo.
I hope it was not bad news. Odds are it is something minor and can be treated so he can play a the next level.
He deleted the post but Tony Pauline who has connections with the NFL. The gist is words that Michigan knew about the enlarged heart and said it was a non-issue.
That's not a good look for Michigan if it's true.
We damn near better start tomorrow.
Oh brother. You internet MDs are insufferable. You have no basis for saying anything. And we don't screen people for Coxsackie virus or other viruses that may cause a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or pericarditis.
Larry and Mo two great Michigan Men. Prayers to both
At this point it could be minor or major depending on what it is. The freep reports it was based on ekg but star's brother says it is same thing star has. If it's some sort of arrhythmia, or even WPW, it can be treated. If it's LVH on ekg that's pretty normal on ekg for athletes and would depend on echo. An EF of 45% like Star's is not really a big deal. It's when it drops below 35% (like fairley reportedly) or if it's hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or some other congenital thing then it's a problem. Seems to me it's something they are just being conservative with and want stress tests or repeat testing.
Feel for Hurst. This will undoubtedly cost him financially, and he is such a nice, genuine guy. Wish him the best, and football isn't everything. Hope he has as long, fulfilling life.
I would guess Michigan's annual physical would catch something like this, so maybe it is a mild condition with onset created by a virus he developed over this winter. Stuff like that happens in college every winter and players aren't immune from what regular students face. Hopefully, it can be tested then treated for a passing grade before the draft. Will be praying for Mo.
Wishing him a happy and fulfilling life and (hopefully) a great NFL career.