It’s rare, but it happens, according to a medical explainer column at Slate: “of 29 fatalities in roller coaster riders reported over a 10-year period, seven deaths were attributed to a cardiac cause.”
In a German study where researchers monitored the hearts of roller coaster riders, a number of interesting observations were made.
First, heartbeat rates for some riders exceeded 200 beats per minute. Half of riders continued to experience irregular heart rhythms for five minutes after the ride.
Second, maximum heart rates occurred just prior to, rather than during, big drops. It seems the anticipation is the real killer.
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