Australian researchers found that war-type video games were the main trigger that caused heart issues in kids.
Video games may seem like a fun activity and an alternative to playing sports for kids, but a
that gaming may not always be a safer option and could actually trigger deadly heart rhythms in vulnerable children.who suffered heart rhythm disruptions while playing video games, although the children's ages were not shared.The children in the study suffered a blackout event while gaming, while some went into cardiac arrest and died.
In some cases, kids who suffered cardiac problems while playing video games would enter into what researchers defined as "excited states." These "excited states" would occur if they either won or lost a video game competition or got into a conflict with their peers. "We already know that some children have heart conditions that can put them at risk when playing competitive sports, but we were shocked to discover that some patients were having life-threatening blackouts during video gaming," co-researcher Christian Turner with Sydney Children's Hospitals Network in Australia said.
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