“They told us that Lewis will have a long, healthy and happy life – but he died a year after diagnosis,” the 25-year-old Lisa began her story .
Unaware of what will happen later, the girl Lisa Lee from Northumberland knocked her boyfriend out of the bed because of his loud snoring .. But unfortunately, this was his last breaths.
Her doctors’ explained that her boyfriend Lewis suffers from a rare heart disease called “Brugada syndrome” and causing disruption in proper heart function. That fateful night, what she thought that he was snoring, it was actually the sound of the air leaving the body passing through the vocal cords.
Lisa after this started a petition for people with this rare syndrome to allow incorporation of an internal defibrillator (ICD), which rekindles the heart in his arrest.
“When we were in bed, I thought that he was snoring and nothing more, so I pushed him and I told him to keep quiet. But when I realized that his pillow is wet from sweat and something was wrong he was already dead. Immediately I called the ambulance, but they only confirmed that he is death, “says Lee.
Brugada syndrome is a rare but serious condition that can ANPSs to abnormally fast heart rhythm that may end up with a complete loss of consciousness.
“Later I learned that the snoring was actually the sound of the air discharged by the body. If he had an ICD, he would have been alive. I want people with the same syndrome to be aware of this problem and on time to save their lives. This syndrome is a silent killer – I just want to raise awareness of others, ” ended her story to Daily Mail.
Brugada syndrome is the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young, healthy people – it is very hard to diagnose because there are no visible anomalies.
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