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\ Lewis given OK to resume career
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star Rc»ggie Lewis
was cleared to resume his Uisketitall career Mon
day after doc tors discounted an earlier diagnosis of
a possibly life-threatening heart ailment.
Doctors now say Lewis suffers from a neural
condition in which the nerves Us ornu confused in
trying to signal the heart to speed up or slow
down The condition can U* treated with medica
tion.
Dr Gilbert Mudge. director of«iinical cardioio
gv at Brigham and Women's Hospital, said l«ewis
has a "normal athlete's heart with normal function "
"I am optimistic that under medical supervision.
Mr Reggie Lewis will be able to return to profes
sional basketUill without limitation.” Mudge* said
Lewis. 27, had undergone tests since he col
lapsed during a playoff game April 29 lice was ini
tially taken to New England Baptist Hospital,
where the Celtics assembled a team of heart spe
cialists
They diagnosed lowis with cardiomyopathy —
a potentially life-threatening disease of the heart
muscle that causes the heart to beat less vigorous
ly
Lai ed with the prospec t of his < areer ending.
Lewis swtlt ht«i to Brigham and Women's Hospi
tal low is said Monday he made the move "just
to gel second opinion."
Mudge said Ins medical team conducted more
tests and viewed the data collected at New England
Baptist Some ti*sts indic ated there might he heart
abnormalities, while other tesis showed no prob
lems
"There is conflic ting data that we've had to
resolve," Mudge said
After more analysis. Mudge said doctors con
cluded Lewis has rteuroc arriiogenic syncope.
Mudge i ailed it a "poorly understood neural
reflex ui whir h the heart rate falls instead of in« rwts
ing during peak exert ise
"The nerves are perfectly normal The heart is
|ier(c>c tty norma), said Dr Mark (j-eager. one of the
doc tors who tested laewis "The nerves just gel c on
fused."
Doctors said the condition can be treated with
medication, and it's not life threatening. They said
I-ewis had felt lightheaded at tunes during the past
couple of months.
Lewis, who appeared with his wife and the doc -
tors. np|W*ared relaxed and relieved
"I'm |«st glad it’s finally come to on end." he said.
Lewis was disc harged from the hospital and said
he plans to play next season.
I tost on Celtics vice president Dave Gavitt also
was elated
"This is the best news I've had in a long time,”
he said.
Dr Arnold Sc.heller, the team doctor, had indi
cated last week that Lewis' career might be over,
lie said Lewis had "dodged a bullet" in the playoff
game. Schuller did not immediately return phone
calls seeking comment Monday.
Jim Rattray, a spokesman for New England Bap
tist. said the hospital couldn't comment on the con
clusions reached at Brigham and Women's.
"They had the luxury of an additional week of
studies." he said, noting Lewis had been under eval
uation for only about 4H hours when he switched
hospitals "Our evaluation was incomplete when
he left."
The team of experts convened by the Celtics at
New England Baptist included some of the top heart
spet lalists in the city, including some from Brigham
and Women's. Rattray said.
Mudge said he wasn't casting judgment on the
other dot tors' diagnosis But he said then* is no evi
dence laiwis has any form of cardiomyopathy.
Hie Brigham and Women’s doctors said they con
firmed their conclusion alxiut the neural condition
In subjecting l-ew is to "tilt tests." in which a device
would quit kU move him from .1 horizontal to a ver
tu al position.
Mudge said he also presented his findings to three
prominent 1 ardiologists who weren’t previously
involved in Lewis' 1 are, and they agreed with the
diagnosis.
Cougars
end track
season
PULLMAN. Wash (AP) —
Washington Stale’s dual-meet vic
tory over Washington was an odd
ending to a disappointing war
Instead of trying to qualify a few
more athletes for iqx oming Pacif
ic- 10 Conference and NCAA
meets, the Caw gars ai i epted their
HH 74 win and hung up their
spikes until next season
Because of financial-aid viola
tions. Washington State was for
hidden by the NCAA from < om
peting in postseason events, a
penalty that didn't sit well with
the team's seniors
"We re definitely being pun
ished lor something we didn't
do," Mu hael loubert said Indore
Ins dOO-meter vi< tory Sunday
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txtforc signing the contract. In
order for Harris to collect the
full amount of Ins contract
($100,000. the NKI. minimum
salary). h« must remain on the
Patriots' rosier past the final
cut Sept .1
Harris said Ins mini-camp
with the Patriots went well
I got a chance to catch
some punts." Harris said
"They need a punt returner,
so that helps my chances of
making the team
Harris didn’t sav how much
his signing bonus was worth,
hut it's speculated that he and
his wife Chris wiil soon be
mov ing out of student hous
ing.
Aim at Michael foubert
Next Time — The "jogger"
who was struck with un
errant (or very accurate) water
balloon on campus a few
weeks ago (see the Emerald
police heat from April 2.1)
turned out to he Steve Place
nia. a 10.000-meter runner on
the 1002 U S Olympic team
Although the missile did
enough damage to send Pla
censiu to the din tor. he appar
ently doesn't hold a grudge,
as tie was hack on campus
training at Hayward Field last
week
Proof That Truth is Indeed
Stranger Than Fiction — The
National Hoi kes League’s
expansion Anaheim franchise
will lie nicknamed the
"Mighty Ducks," and the Ore
gon football marketing slogan
is "Stand By Your Mallard "
Erick Studenicka is a sports
reporter for the Emerald
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