Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban announced today that the Mavericks are
offering free heart health exams to every Mavericks player over the age of 50
that played two seasons or more with the organization.
“We have had several tragedies in the NBA family recently with the passing
of several legends at a young age,” Cuban said.
“The Mavs want to be proactive to inform and educate our alumni about
potential health concerns they may face as they age. To this end, we will be
paying for advanced screening for heart disease for our former Mavs over the
age of 50.”
The Mavericks’ organization is contacting all 33 former players to arrange a
doctor’s appointment near the player’s home and cover the costs of the
screening if interested. The screening consists of an EKG, stress echo, blood
profile and office visit. In the event the test comes back with anything
other than ‘All Clear,’ the team will not commit to paying for any further
care. However, they will assist in finding the ongoing healthcare necessary
to treat the condition.
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart
disease is the leading cause of death in men. Many times there are no
symptoms and it goes undiagnosed and thus untreated. The Dallas Mavericks
feel that if diagnosed in a timely manner, the majority of heart disease
cases do not have to end in untimely deaths.
“We want to do our part to make sure the Mavs our fans have come to know and
love will be with us for a long, long time,” Cuban said.
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NBA官網報導，小牛老闆馬克-庫班在今天宣布小牛將會為每一名超過50歲的為球隊效力過
兩個賽季以上的前小牛球員提供免費心臟健康檢查。
“近來，一些NBA家庭中發生了幾起悲劇事件，幾名傳奇球員都因為心臟問題英年早逝。
”庫班說道。
“小牛希望主動預防以及教育我們的前隊員關於他們在這個年紀將面臨的潛在健康風險，
為了達到這個目的，我們將為所有超過50歲的前小牛球員提供最為先進的心臟疾病檢測。
”
目前，小牛已經聯繫了所有33名前隊員，正在幫助他們安排醫生預約，小牛將會支付檢查
過程中產生的所有費用。檢查將包括一系列的心電圖、超音波、血糖譜以及隨訪觀察。
心得：健康身體，永保安康，健康無價。