Key result
The provided abstract contains only background information and does not report any quantitative results regarding the association between concussion burden and postcareer hypertension.
Why the study?
Hypertension is prevalent among American-style football athletes with unclear mechanisms, and the relationship between concussion history and later life hypertension warranted exploration.
Observational
Concussion burden was associated with postcareer hypertension in professional ASF athletes; leaves open whether mitigation strategies alter long-term cardiovascular risk.
Previous work has demonstrated an association between American-style football (ASF) and the development of hypertension among collegiate athletes.1 In addition, hypertension prevalence has been shown to be higher among active professional ASF athletes compared with similarly aged members of the general population.2 Whereas causal factors including deliberate weight gain, repetitive isometric strength training, sleep apnea, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use have been suggested, definitive mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Recent studies in general populations have shown associations between brain injury and subsequent hypertension.3 Given that ASF players are at particular risk for recurrent head injury, the relationship between concussion history and later life hypertension deserves focused exploration.
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Grashow et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Hypertension. Concussion burden was evaluated on Postcareer hypertension. The provided abstract contains only background information and does not report any quantitative results regarding the association between concussion burden and postcareer hypertension.
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