A new finding shows how intense exercise may affect an athlete's body. Research has shown football players to have larger hearts and thicker heart muscles due to intense exercise. Now doctors have a ...

In December, Jeff Green and the Boston Celtics got some bad luck when it was revealed that he needed surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm, a serious heart-related issue that would cause him to miss ...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Rodney Gunter is stepping away from football because of an enlarged aorta. Gunter, who had been placed on the team's non-football injury list at the start of ...

About 30 percent of retired NFL players in Cleveland Clinic study have enlarged aortas; former pro football players twice as likely to have a dilated aorta compared to the control group. Researchers ...

Grace Meyers from Michigan is living with Marfan syndrome. The inherited disorder affects someone's connective tissue, according to the Mayo Clinic. For Grace, this comes with several life-threatening ...

For Rodney Gunter, a 28-year-old defensive lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars, these past few days and weeks “have been a hard pill to swallow.” He’s waiting for his heart condition — an enlarged ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A group of retired National Football League players had significantly larger ascending aortic dimensions ...

Former NFL players were more likely to have enlarged aortas, but further study is needed to determine whether that puts them at greater risk for life-threatening aneurysms, researchers found. The ...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Rodney Gunter is stepping away from football because of an enlarged aorta. Gunter, who had been placed on the team’s non-football injury list at the start of ...