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Todd Woodbridge, a former Wimbledon semifinalist, has a cardiac arrest at age 51

Franz Tost Germany

After sustaining a heart attack at the age of 51, Todd Woodbridge has issued a warning. Despite enjoying a fit and healthy lifestyle, the 16-time doubles Grand Slam champion claimed it was a “wake-up call.”

Following the incident, he is now advising people to undergo health checkups. After returning home from covering the US Open and Laver Cup. Woodbridge disclosed that he had suffered a heart attack just seven days prior. Another prominent Australian athlete, Shane Warne, 52, died of a heart attack only a few months ago.

The veteran Wimbledon semifinalist also encouraged other middle-aged people to seek health exams, admitting the incident was a “wake-up call.”

ย โ€œIt was last Thursday, I tried to keep my routine having traveled to the US Open and London and I was just exercising and had chest pains and every symptom when you look up Google โ€“ full sweats and I felt awful,โ€

To the Herald, he spoke.

โ€œI had a little heart episode that goes down as a mild heart attack which is a bit of a shock to me.โ€

The heart attack came as a surprise to the 51-year-old, who claims that his experience indicates.

โ€œIt can happen to anybodyโ€.

The legendary former doubles player continued:

โ€œI consider (I) lead a pretty good fit healthy lifestyle โ€“ I keep active, I eat well, I do all the right things, I enjoy doing that. It’s been a wake-up call to me to make sure I look after myself. If it can happen to me it shows that it can happen to anybody.โ€

โ€œI’ve hit that age now where I need to make sure that I have regular testing, get to the doctorsโ€- Todd Woodbridge

Woodbridge encourages people to get health checkups realizing his family’s sickness history put him at risk despite a healthy lifestyle.

โ€œI’ve hit that age now where I need to make sure that I have regular testing, get to the doctors,โ€

The former expert said.

โ€œI’d urge anybody out there coming off the last couple of years (of lockdowns), where we’ve gone, โ€˜Nah I’m OK, haven’t been to doctors, haven’t had check upsโ€™, to ensure you get out there and do that. I’ve been fortunate enough to go and get all the tests and I’m OK. With good monitoring and a bit of mild medication moving forward, I’ll be fine.

โ€œBut what I did learn was how important hereditary genes are to your health and I am aware that both my mum and dad have had a few issues with needing some stents and my dad had very high cholesterol. If I take care of that I have the ability to be fine in the future. But if you don’t take care of that you are putting yourself at risk.โ€

Woodbridge reiterated his appeal for people to schedule health exams, adding:

โ€œMy advice is don’t put off what you’ve been planning to do.

Because I’d been planning to get my next bits of tests, we all lead a busy life and that becomes next month and then that becomes six months and you still haven’t done it and I was a bit guilty of that.

โ€œThe best part is I’m back up and running. I need to take it easy, I can’t do anything physical but I’m still able to do my general work.โ€

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