They would not talk about his nomadic path through college basketball, which took him from Marshall to a junior college in Texas to Maryland and finally to U-Mass. The NCAA’s chief medical officer, Brian Hainline, recommended in 2015 that all college basketball players be given EKGs — only to later backtrack on that announcement and draw protest from more than 100 team physicians across the NCAA. Advocates believe EKG testing is a crucial and accurate measure to prevent sudden cardiac arrest; opponents argue that many schools not have the resources to commit to accurate EKG testing. The American Heart Association has not endorsed uniform testing because sudden cardiac arrest among young athletes simply isn’t prevalent enough. It took nearly two weeks and an exhaustive process in September for Brantley to receive a diagnosis; after the EKG at U-Mass.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2017 14:03 UTC