Olympian Dana Vollmer on Arrhythmia and Athletics: What You Need to Know About Your Heart
Seven-time Olympic medalist Dana Vollmer discusses having arrhythmia as an athlete and why women need to monitor their heart health.
By Nicol Natale
Medically Reviewed by Michael Cutler, DO, PhD
Dana Vollmer was a baby when her mother taught her to swim, and it is no surprise that the future Olympian was a natural. Throughout her youth, Vollmer achieved athletic success and saw a career as a professional swimmer building on the horizon. But when she was 14, her ambitions came to an abrupt halt when she was diagnosed with an arrhythmia.
An arrhythmia is an abnormality in the normal sequence of electrical impulses in the heart. This can cause the heart to beat improperly and may hinder its ability to pump blood effectively.
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