Can videogames trigger a heart attack?

Rigal@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 58 points –

Recently I've diagnosed with some heart problems and they have recommended me to avoid getting excited.

I recall that when I played Tarkov my pulse could get above 120 beats per minute in certain situaciones. I wanted to install Tarkov but I'm curious if there is a real risk.

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I had an anomalous cardiogram, he said that some of the current went missing, but is was very little and shouldn't be worried. Also today I received a blood test with high cholesterol DHL (40 mg/dl) and high fibriogen plasma(4.66 g/L)

I'm asking for an appointment as soon as I get the written report so a doctor can interpret those for me and luckily plan a treatment.

Hmm, "current went missing" isn't a phrase I'm used to hearing. I wonder if the cardiogram was indicating some level of heart block (often not a dangerous condition, just something to monitor).

With the high fibrinogen, they're probably concerned about clotting. I wonder, did they check a blood test called d-dimer by chance?

I'm glad you'll be seeing a doctor soon. We have a lot of good treatments for cardiac conditions these days.

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