Post : Did Side Effects from a COVID Vaccine Force a Soccer Star to Retire?
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Posted : May 2, 2024 at 8:22 am
Author : Vincent Iannelli, MD
Tags : congenital heart disease, covid-19 vaccine side effects, myocarditis, propaganda, Rikke Sevecke, Steve Kirsch, sudden death, William Makis
Categories : Vaccine Fact Check

Why do some people think that side effects from a COVID vaccine forced a soccer star to retire from the game?

[link removed] Rikke Sevecke has arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy - a genetic/congenital heart condition.

The usual suspects...

Did Side Effects from a COVID Vaccine Force a Soccer Star to Retire?

Folks like Steve Kirsch ( [link removed] ) and William Makis ( [link removed] ) and other anti-vaccine influencers ( [link removed] ) have been pushing propaganda about sudden death ( [link removed] ) in athletes, turbo cancers ( [link removed] ) , and clots ( [link removed] ) .

> "Rikke Sevecke, 27, announced her retirement from football in January 2024 due to a heart condition detected in October 2023."
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> Rikke Sevecke: "We can’t take chances with players’ health – there needs to be a change"

So what's the true story here?

> "I had to do further tests on the back of it, and it was confirmed in October that I have ARVC – arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. In the worst case, it can result in a cardiac arrest. Turns out it’s something I have had my whole life."
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> Rikke Sevecke: "We can’t take chances with players’ health – there needs to be a change"

Although she had been screened with EKGs and other tests before, she was moving to a new club in Italy that required an exercise test with ECG monitoring.

This stress test detected her heart condition.

It was congenital - something she was born with.

> "Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a disease of the heart muscle. In this disease, fatty fibrous tissue replaces normal heart muscle. This interrupts normal electrical signals in the heart and may cause irregular and potentially life-threatening heart rhythms. The heart also becomes weaker over time leading to heart failure."
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> What is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy?

It was not caused by the COVID vaccine or any other vaccine.

> "ARVC results from a genetic defect. Genes are part of your DNA, the material passed down from parents to children. With this genetic defect, proteins that normally hold the muscle cells together don't develop correctly. This allows the muscle cells to detach and die. When this happens, normal heart tissue is replaced with fatty or fibrous tissue."
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> What is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy?

ARVC can be hard to diagnose, as we have seen, often requiring multiple tests, which is why it wasn't detected earlier.

Fortunately, there are treatments, but people with this condition do have to limit competitive physical activity.

And that is why Rikke Sevecke had to quit playing soccer.

* No Surge in Athlete Deaths, Contrary to Widespread Anti-Vaccine Claims ( [link removed] )

* Athletes, Vaccines and Cardiac Deaths ( [link removed] )

* Young athletes dying from vaccines? That's a hoax. ( [link removed] )

* Bodybuilder Died from COVID-19, Not the Vaccine as Social Media Posts Claim ( [link removed] )

* Claims connecting sudden death in athletes to COVID-19 vaccines fall short of scrutiny ( [link removed] )

* No, 108 FIFA players and coaches did not die because of COVID-19 vaccines ( [link removed] )

* John Stockton’s claim that ‘hundreds’ of athletes are abruptly dying from COVID-19 vaccines is bogus ( [link removed] )

* Article Makes Unfounded Claims Linking Athletes’ Injuries, Deaths to Vaccines ( [link removed] )

* No evidence for a rise in sudden deaths or that Covid-19 vaccines are the cause ( [link removed] )

Again, it was not because she had received a COVID vaccine.

So don't listen to folks like Steve Kirsch ( [link removed] ) who are trying to blame anything and everything ( [link removed] ) on COVID vaccines to scare you ( [link removed] ) away from getting vaccinated and protected.

> "Although most of those with ARVC do not show any symptoms, the condition causes 15%-25% of heart-related deaths in people under 35. "
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> Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

But maybe we should thank Kirsch for raising awareness of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. A genetic disorder that is a common cause of sudden deaths in young people! Sudden deaths that Kirsch and others often blame on COVID vaccines.

With his post, Steve Kirsch ( [link removed] ) also demonstrates how easily these folks create their anti-vaccine propaganda ( [link removed] ) .

Rikke Sevecke retired from soccer nearly four months ago. And posted her explanation ( [link removed] ) over six weeks ago. An explanation that Kirsch ( [link removed] ) and Makis either didn't take the time to look for or ignored...

More on COVID Vaccine Side Effects

* How Many People Have Died After Listening to Bad Advice About COVID? ( [link removed] )

* Ask 8 Questions Before You Skip a Vaccine ( [link removed] )

* Rikke Sevecke: "We can’t take chances with players’ health – there needs to be a change" ( [link removed] )

* What is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy? ( [link removed](ARVC,potentially%20life%2Dthreatening%20heart%20rhythms. )

* The Anti-Vaccine Documentary Died Suddenly Wants You to Feel, Not Think ( [link removed] )

* Yet more evidence that “died suddenly” is not a real thing ( [link removed] )

* This "DIED SUDDENLY" documentary is so bad ( [link removed] )

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