[情報] Doc: No need for DNA test
Doc: No need for DNA test
Cannom says request not routine; Curry fine with 1-year deal
By Marlen Garcia
Tribune staff reporter
September 27, 2005
The cardiologist who in June gave Eddy Curry clearance to resume playing
basketball said DNA tests requested by the Bulls are unwarranted because
Curry's heart is structurally sound for an athlete of his size.
In a telephone interview from his Los Angeles office, Dr. David Cannom said
Monday he attributed the benign arrhythmia the 6-foot-11-inch center
experienced March 30—that led to an array of tests and inconclusive findings
—to a magnesium deficiency and the ingestion of legal supplements with high
levels of caffeine.
"There's a standard being applied that wouldn't be applied if he weren't
a $60 million athlete," Cannom said of the Bulls' request for genetic testing.
"This is beyond clinical routine care."
Curry declined to comment on specifics of his ongoing medical saga on the
advice of his agent and lawyer. But he said he is satisfied with Cannom's
diagnosis, especially since it was supported by two other California
cardiologists in recent weeks and also was consistent with the opinion of
Boston-based cardiologist Mark Estes, who examined Curry in April.
The only specialist who apparently doesn't agree is Barry Maron, considered
one of the world's leading experts in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He
recommended the genetic test with hopes of ruling out the condition, and the
Bulls are adhering to his opinion.
"There's one guy who isn't sure," Curry said. "I can live with that because
of what the other doctors say."
Bulls general manager John Paxson declined to comment. Last week he
indicated the Bulls will compel Curry to submit to a genetic test during the
team's physical exams Monday—assuming Curry accepts the team's one-year
qualifying offer of $5.14 million.
"I'm definitely prepared to do that," Curry said of accepting the offer.
"One year, $5 million isn't the worst thing."
Curry's lawyer, Alan Milstein, has said Curry again will refuse the DNA
test and predicted the case will end up in arbitration. The NBA Players
Association vowed Monday to back Curry.
Union spokesman Dan Wasserman said the association doesn't oppose a player
voluntarily agreeing to DNA testing.
"But there is nothing in the collective bargaining agreement that allows a
team to compel a player to undergo DNA testing," Wasserman said. "It's
voluntary or it's not going to happen. And we'll back that up."
Cannom pointed out that genetic testing remains an imperfect science, with
a high rate of false negative results.
"If there was a genetic test that could solve this thing once and for all,
I might not disagree with it," he said.
He said Maron, based in Minneapolis, takes a very conservative view of
patients' risk.
"I looked at family history and the benign arrhythmia," Cannom said of his
diagnosis of Curry. "It all comes down to an interpretation of the
echocardiogram and a more liberalist view. I don't think Eddy Curry is at a
more serious risk than anyone else in the league."
A published report in April claimed Curry's family had a history of heart
trouble, but Cannom said there is no known history of such problems.
Regarding the abnormalities on Curry's echocardiogram that raised concerns
for Maron, Cannom said: "We did not see them. They were very minor."
Cannom and Maron agree on at least one point: Curry has an enlarged heart.
"[Maron] is saying it's abnormally large for someone his size; we're saying
it's acceptable given the patient's size," Cannom said.
Cannom said Curry's incident is being linked inappropriately to the health
problems of the late Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers, both of whom had
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when they collapsed and died.
This is no [Reggie Lewis] or Hank Gathers, who had terribly diseased hearts
when they died," Cannom said.
Curry has been unable to secure disability insurance to cover a contract
in the event of a heart-related incident.
"Those mistakes have cost the field dearly and cost Eddy Curry dearly,
" Cannom said. "We would never let that happen today.
"That haunts John Paxson and everyone else making this decision."
Cannom said Curry does not need medication but advised him to steer clear of
most supplements and sports drinks with caffeine. An exception on the
supplement ban is for magnesium.
Curry said he is eager to play, but he seems to understand that because
of the standoff on genetic testing, he probably won't be on the floor when
training camp opens Oct. 4.
"Whenever the beginning of the season is here for me, I'll be ready,"
he promised.
Curry said he started playing full-court games about three weeks ago.
"It got to the point where I needed to compete," he said. "I'm not worried
about my heart at all. I'm worried about twisting an ankle or breaking a
finger."
Copyright c 2005, The Chicago Tribune
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主要說到關於Curry後續發展的兩件事
1.球員工會也出面聲援Curry
2.心臟專家David Cannom,六月份曾經替Curry證明說他打球沒問題
也表示Curry不需要接受DNA test
然後如果這個議題球隊跟Curry都沒有取得共識的話，
將由聯盟做最後的仲裁(不過看起來對Curry會比較有利)
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