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Video games can trigger heart problems in some children, study warns

While some video games get your heart racing, a new study has warned that video games can actually trigger heart problems in some children.

Researchers from the University of Sydney have highlighted three recent cases in which young children have suffered cardiac incidents , as a result of playing games.

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