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Soccer world champion Andreas Brehme died unexpectedly.
The suspected cause of death: a sudden cardiac arrest.
But what are the symptoms?
Kassel - It's news that moves football Germany: World champion Andreas Brehme is dead. His partner Susanne Schaefer confirmed
the death of the 63-year-old former national player and coach to the dpa on the night of Tuesday (February 20th)
.
The cause was given as a sudden cardiac arrest.
Signs of sudden cardiac arrest difficult to recognize in advance
The tragic incident reminds us that sudden cardiac arrests are not uncommon.
The German Heart Foundation explains that such events often occur unnoticed and without warning for those affected.
If the patient seemed healthy 24 hours ago, doctors talk about sudden cardiac death.
Football Germany in mourning: World champion Andreas Brehme has died at the age of 63.
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According to the German Heart Foundation, special caution is required with the following symptoms:
shortness of breath
Chest pain
Persistent palpitations
Heart palpitations and limited resilience
Attacks of dizziness with impending loss of consciousness
Brief unconsciousness
If you experience symptoms such as sudden and persistent chest pain, which is also typical of a heart attack, it is essential to call 911 immediately.
Cardiac arrhythmia usually triggers sudden cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest is usually triggered by ventricular fibrillation, as the
Pharmacy Umschau
reports.
The heart rhythm gets so out of sync that the heart only twitches in an uncoordinated manner and blood is no longer pumped through the body.
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Prof. Dr.
Thomas Voigtländer, cardiologist at the Agaplesion Bethanien Hospital in Frankfurt, explains that ventricular fibrillation can quickly have devastating effects.
“Ventric fibrillation is always a crisis situation,” he says in a video on the German Heart Foundation website.
After just four to five minutes without sufficient blood flow to the brain, irreversible damage would occur.
For example, this happened to a 16-year-old in Hanover.
It is vitally important to act quickly in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest
That's why quick and decisive action is crucial.
The German Center for Cardiovascular Research recommends the following steps in an emergency:
First make an emergency call (112)
Heart pressure massage
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
If available: use a defibrillator
Despite these measures, many people die from sudden cardiac arrest every year.
The German Center for Cardiovascular Research estimates the number to be around 65,000.
With every minute that passes, the chances of survival for those affected decrease by around ten percent.
At the Northeim Health Forum, those affected exchange their experiences with this.
As you get older, the risk of cardiac arrest also increases.
According to Apotheker Umschau,
men are
affected three times more often than women.
The most common cause of sudden organ failure is calcification of the coronary arteries, coronary heart disease.
But a heart attack, heart failure and other cardiac arrhythmias can also increase the risk.
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