Daily Mail: British student's heart stopped after sunburn

The heart of a student from Britain stopped for 25 minutes because of an extreme sunburn. It was caused by a rare disease that the young man did not know about, reports the Daily Mail.

Charlie Vincent traveled to the US this summer to teach rowing at a children's camp. On his first day, he suffered a severe second-degree sunburn on his legs. At the hospital, he was diagnosed with a severe lung infection and was then sent for surgery to remove the damaged tissue. During the intervention, his heart stopped for 25 minutes and he suffered a microstroke. After the surgery, the patient spent a week in an induced coma.

The cause of the problem turned out to be cardiomegaly, that is, enlargement of the heart. This condition makes it difficult for the heart to contract and increases the risk of stroke and heart failure. Charlie had probably had the disease since birth. Cardiomegaly may not manifest itself in any way until a stroke or cardiac arrest.

The patient avoided brain damage. But in the future, he may need a heart transplant and both kidneys if they cannot recover from the critical condition.

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