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Sorry for your loss. "Sudden cardiac death" is more of a description than a diagnosis, so it's hard to say. You may be being intentionally vague for her privac
by n8henrie 4y ago
Sorry for your loss.
"Sudden cardiac death" is more of a description than a diagnosis, so it's hard to say. You may be being intentionally vague for her privacy, which makes sense.
Common causes vary widely, from cardiac dysrhythmia (perhaps due to pregnancy-related cardiomyopathy or an electrolyte imbalance?) or a pulmonary embolism... I'd say the level of "preventability" depends on the etiology.
- smeej 4y agoUnfortunately I'm being vague because the ME couldn't draw a conclusion. I've had three doctors read it to make sure I'm not missing anything (including the cardiologist I saw as a result), and they've all said, "It says her heart muscle just died, for no clear reason. It speculates about a heritable cardiac channelopathy, which is why you and your brother needed cardiac ultrasounds and stress tests, but ultimately they don't actually know why her heart died." It's as close to a diagnosis as we'll ever have.