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The Haywire Heart: How Too Much Exercise Can Kill You, and What You Can Do to Protect Your Heart Spiral-Bound | 2018-04-04

Christopher J. Case Dr. John Mandrola Lennar Zinn

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The Haywire Heart is the first book to examine heart problems in athletes. Starting with a wide-ranging look at the symptoms and how to recogize your potential risk, The Haywire Heart reveals the race to document the problem and find effective treatments. Complete with gripping case studies, a frank discussion of exercise addiction, advice on talking with your doctor, and the most trusted recommendations for treatment and avoidance, The Haywire Heart is the athlete's guide to heart care, heart health, and long life.
Publisher: VeloPress
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1937715884
Item Weight: 1.15 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 1.1 x 9.0 inches

“A great resource to learn about warning signs, treatment options, and so on.” — Runner’s World magazine

“A must-read for any dedicated athlete—it examines the symptoms to watch for, what to do about your risks, and how to protect your heart so you can (safely) enjoy sports for the rest of your life.” —Triathlete magazine

“In the long term, warn the American authors of a new book, extreme exercisers could be setting themselves up for serious consequences.” — The Times

“The Haywire Heart does give one reason to pause and consider…Anyone who does intense or long endurance training, especially over many years, should read this book.” — RoadBikeRider.com

“Zinn and fellow authors Chris Case and John Mandrola, a cardiac electrophysiologist and cyclist with atrial fibrillation, do a good job of looking at all the angles.” — Canadian Cycling magazine

Chris Case is the managing editor of VeloNews, and author of "Cycling to Extremes," the groundbreaking VeloNews story that brought the problem of the athlete's heart to widespread attention. He is a graduate of Colgate University and holds a B.S. in Neuroscience and also Art and Art History.

Case worked at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, conducting research on patients with schizophrenia in one of the world's largest multidisciplinary studies of the devastating disease. After moving to Colorado and conducting studies on stem-cell treatments of Parkinson's disease at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, he made a drastic switch, enrolling in the graduate journalism program at the University of Texas at Austin, with a concentration in documentary photography. It was in Austin that he rediscovered his love of cycling, becoming a member of the university's elite team and competing in multiple national collegiate championship races. He was the conference cyclocross champion in 2006, in his first year racing that discipline.

After receiving his master's degree, he worked as a freelance newspaper photographer in the Denver metropolitan area. He then served as the first creative director for the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum from 2006 to 2008. Simultaneously, he shifted into the role of editor and director of photography and design of Trail & Timberline, the magazine published by the Colorado Mountain Club since 1918. As a photographer and writer, he worked for newspapers, national magazines, and national conservation organizations, and co-authored 100 Years Up High: Colorado Mountains and Mountaineers. In 2012, he joined the staff of VeloNews as the managing editor. That year he also earned silver medals at the U.S. national cyclocross championships and master's world championships.