While stopping his car in front of the school gate to pick up his child, Mr. D (41 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City) suddenly dizzy, his face was busy and he fainted. Mr. D was lucky to be discovered by local people and taken to the emergency room in time. Heart disease at the hospital recorded frostbite, a form of extremely dangerous arrhythmia, causing the heart to stop beating and can lead to death in just a few seconds.
After being successfully resuscitated, Mr. D was quickly transferred to People's Hospital 115 in a state of province, temporary stable pulse and blood pressure. Doctors have conducted many in-depth tests, identifying patients with early recurrence syndrome, a form of arrhythmia with genetic factors, the leading cause of sudden death in healthy young people.
Faced with the risk of recurrent cardiac arrest at any time, the patient was assigned to have an automatic heart rate reducer (ICD) - a small device placed in the chest with the task of detecting early and automatically generating electricity pulses to stop dangerous heart rhythm disturbances.
A year later, when he felt slightly nervous and dizzy, the test results showed that the ICD device was working promptly, generating electricity to save the patient's life once again.
Doctors at People's Hospital 115 said that sudden cardiac death is a silent danger that can happen to anyone, including people without symptoms. Common causes include coronary artery disease, heart disease, genetic arrhythmia disorders or congenital heart abnormalities.
People should have regular cardiovascular check-ups, especially if they have a family history of sudden death. When you see signs such as anxiety, dizziness, chest pain or sudden fainting, you need to go to the hospital early for timely diagnosis and treatment, because sometimes, just a few seconds of delay can be the line between life and death.
