“ESPN looks at Herrion case” by Tom FitzGerald, September 17, 2005 discussed the sudden death of 23 year old Thomas Herrion, 49ers guard, after an exhibition game. Herrion had passed all physical examination tests. His autopsy report revealed death due to HCM. Dr. Steve Ommen, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic’s HCM department, told…
DECATUR, Ga. — An autopsy released Tuesday shows Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died from a heart-related condition. The state’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Kris Sperry, said testing showed that Collier’s Oct. 15 death was from a sudden heart rhythm disturbance caused by an abnormally enlarged heart. Sperry also said his testing showed that electrocardiograms…