Channing Frye Out Indefinitly With Enlarged Heart

[indeedproceed]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8405178/phoenix-suns-channing-frye-indefinitely-enlarged-heart

PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye will be out indefinitely after a preseason physical revealed an enlarged heart.

The Suns said Frye has developed a dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition discovered during an echocardiogram by team cardiologist Dr. Tim Byrne.

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, primarily affecting the left ventricle, which becomes enlarged and can't pump blood to the body with as much force as a healthy heart, according to mayoclinic.com.

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they should go ahead and add this testing to the draft combine.

[guava_wrench]

they should go ahead and add this testing to the draft combine.

They don't do echocardiograms already?

My understanding is that the problem arises from a virus, so he probably didn't have a problem when drafted.

[jimmehx]

they should go ahead and add this testing to the draft combine.

They don't do echocardiograms already?

My understanding is that the problem arises from a virus, so he probably didn't have a problem when drafted.

Sometimes. It's more commonly genetic.

Forget basketball, this is a really really sad diagnosis for Frye.

All the best.

EDIT: Apparently due a virus. Thanks Guava.

[guava_wrench]

they should go ahead and add this testing to the draft combine.

They don't do echocardiograms already?

My understanding is that the problem arises from a virus, so he probably didn't have a problem when drafted.

Sometimes. It's more commonly genetic.

Forget basketball, this is a really really sad diagnosis for Frye.

All the best.

Frye's case is due to a virus:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/20271469/suns-f-channing-frye-enlarged-heart-out-indefinitely

[Finkelskyhook]

Wow...Hope he'll be OK.