{"id":8963,"date":"2018-01-13T09:17:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T09:17:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-01-13T09:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T09:17:17","slug":"rory-mcilroy-heart-health-abu-dhabi-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/lifestyle\/rory-mcilroy-heart-health-abu-dhabi-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy Sets The Record Straight After A Health Scare Ahead Of Abu Dhabi Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Professional golfer\u00a0Rory McIlroy\u00a0has set the record straight after\u00a0concerns were raised about his health.<\/p>\n

After speaking about a slight heartbeat irregularity in an interview many believed him to be ill and unable to play.<\/p>\n

He has now eased fans fears after a lengthy Instagram post explaining his condition and how he is fit, healthy and eager to start his 2018 career in Abu Dhabi next week.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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He revealed he has an irregular heartbeat called a ‘flat’ or ‘inverted T wave’<\/h3>\n

In his post he questions why there was a big media reaction to his revelation when he believes “there really shouldn’t be.”<\/p>\n

He explained\u00a0in an interview with The Telegraph<\/a> that the irregularity has developed as a result of a viral infection he contracted in China over 18 months ago.<\/p>\n

As a result of this infection the tissue in his left ventricle has thickened and there is some scar tissue which is causing his irregular heartbeat.<\/p>\n

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He has assured fans that he is fit and healthy and ready to return to the game<\/h3>\n

Staying fit and healthy has always been a priority of McIlroy’s and he will continue this both for his career and the health of his heart.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that he will have to get an echocardiogram every six months and an annual MRI scan to monitor his heart.<\/p>\n

However, he has assured fans that it is nothing to worry about and he is excited and ready to start his 2018 season in Abu Dhabi next week.<\/p>\n

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The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship takes place on January 18 – 21.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Professional golfer\u00a0Rory McIlroy\u00a0has set the record straight after\u00a0concerns were raised about his health. After speaking about a slight heartbeat irregularity in an interview many believed him to be ill and unable to play. He has now eased fans fears after a lengthy Instagram post explaining his condition and how he is fit, healthy and eager … ","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,72],"tags":[],"acf":{"legacy_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/01\/_relatedEntryImage2x\/Rory-McIlroy.png?mtime=20180113125425","legacy_full_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/01\/_featuredImage\/Rory-McIlroy.png?mtime=20180113125425 880w","legacy_meta_tags":"Rory McIlroy Sets The Record Straight After A Health Scare Ahead Of Abu Dhabi Championship - Lovin Dubai<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Professional golfer Rory McIlroy has set the record straight after concerns were raised about his health.\nAfter speaking about a slight heartbeat irregularity in an interview many believed him to be ill and unable to play.\">\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/rory-mcilroy-heart-health-abu-dhabi-championship\">\n<!-- <link rel=\"amphtml\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/rory-mcilroy-heart-health-abu-dhabi-championship\/amp\">\n --><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rory McIlroy Sets The Record Straight After A Health Scare Ahead Of Abu Dhabi Championship\">\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\">\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/rory-mcilroy-heart-health-abu-dhabi-championship\">\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\">\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rory-McIlroy.png?mtime=20180113125425\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"736\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"382\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"photo\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"lovindubai\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Rory McIlroy Sets The Record Straight After A Health Scare Ahead Of Abu Dhabi Championship\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\" Professional golfer Rory McIlroy has set the record straight after concerns were raised about his health.\nAfter speaking about a slight heartbeat irregularity in an interview many believed him to be ill and unable to play.\n\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/rory-mcilroy-heart-health-abu-dhabi-championship\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rory-McIlroy.png?mtime=20180113125425\">\n"},"image_feature":null,"author_name":"hello@lovindubai.com","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/453"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}