Preventable cardiac deaths during marathons are down, study finds

While more people than ever are running marathons in the U.S., the risk of dying from a heart attack during a run has fallen dramatically in recent years. That's a key conclusion from a new study by Jonathan Kim, associate professor in the Emory School of Medicine. Kim's research is a follow-up to a study he published in 2012—the first investigation into unexpected cardiac arrests during long-distance running events.

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