Following the news that 18-year-old LeBron James, Jr. (“Bronny”) collapsed at a basketball practice after suffering a cardiac arrest, Health First Cardiologist Kevin Campbell, MD, joined several Orlando-based TV news stations to share the physiology behind such events, which he said affect as many as 200 to 300 young athletes a year.

“When we think about a basketball player who has a cardiac event right on the floor, the root causes are typically hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a genetic disease and can result in heart rhythm disorders, as well as something called Long QT Syndrome – both of which we can screen for very easily,” he WESH 2 News.

High school athletes should be screened, he said, during their physicals. Clinicians should, along with a physical exam, ask for a family history, and order an electrocardiogram.

“Most of the time, really, we can eliminate the risk of this.”

WATCH the full interview at WESH 2 News HERE. Scroll down for his interviews with Fox35 and WKMG News 6.