My Sister and Daughter Had Both Dropped Dead From Heart Failure. Could a Tiny Implant Save Me From Their Fate? ; Me and My Operation Defibrillator Implant
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SUSIE MURRAY had suffered from unexplained bouts of breathlessness and dizziness since her teens. But it wasn't until the deaths of her sister and daughter that a specialist diagnosed her with a condition that could also cause her to die prematurely. Here Susie, 45, who lives with her husband Alan and son Alex, 11, in Gunnislake, Cornwall, tells how a device designed to protect her against Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, which kills 400 young people a year, is now safeguarding her life daily.
THE PATIENT MY SYMPTOMS began when I was 19. I felt breathless and went grey in the face after exercising. The following year, when I was pregnant, routine tests picked up what seemed to be a heart murmur. But when I was examined by a cardiologist I was told it was nothing to worry about.See the full content of this document
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My Sister and Daughter Had Both Dropped Dead From Heart Failure. Could a Tiny Implant Save Me From Their Fate? ; Me and My Operation Defibrillator Implant
When I was 23, I was stung by a bee one morning and suddenly felt very breathless. My husband drove me to hospital and, within two minutes of arriving, I suffered a cardiac arrest.
Luckily, the doctors were able to start my heart again with a defibrillator.If I hadn't been in hospital I would have died.The doctors did various tests - including ones to see if I had an all...See the full content of this document