March 2005 – Rampant speculation on New England’s favorite linebacker and whether he’d be able to play football again:
One is a patent foramen ovale (PFO). This is a condition where there is an opening between the upper two chambers of the heart that fails to close after birth. It is detected in about 25 to 40 percent of adults. A meta-analysis has suggested that those with a PFO have more than a 3-fold risk of stroke in those less than 55 years of age. Another congenital abnormality, an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), can also be associated with a PFO. The presence of both further increases the risk of stroke by 15-fold.
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Enjoy your break. Hurry back!
Kevin,
Enjoy the vacation or break– no doubt in lue of recent events you deserve a break.
In an effort to avoid the fray while you’re gone, my suggestion is to turn off the comments on the blog. This will spare all of us from being over exposed to the whining we’ve heard lately.
Mary Lu
guess this freak won’t be sacking any quarterbacks anytime soon… with his inr of 2.5.
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