Rare Heart Condition Causes Young Man to “Die” Almost 40 Times a Year

Can you imagine going through about forty cardiac arrests a year? This is the situation for a 21-year-old Briton who suffers from a rare condition that makes her practically “die” and be resurrected in an unhurried routine.

According to the Daily Mail, Sara Brautigam was diagnosed four years ago with Orthostatic Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, a condition that causes her heart to accelerate greatly when she moves from a resting position to a raised position due to the reduced amount of return. of blood to the heart organ.

In most cases, dizziness, palpitations, and fainting, but do not lead to a very severe condition and soften when returning to rest. However, Sara's case is far worse because her tachycardia is so strong and fast that her heart regularly stops beating and her blood pressure drops to the point where she is reported to be clinically dead by doctors. Check out the video below:

She says cardiac resuscitation is not indicated in her case and the only thing to do is wait for it to pass. “Blood tends to accumulate in my legs and doctors need to help it get back to my heart. Also, I cannot receive oxygen as it prolongs the attack. In fact, it's just a case of leaving me there and praying. The only thing they can do is put me in the serum, "Sara said.

Some painkillers and painkillers are also applied to Sara when the attacks happen. The British said she has already contacted people who have the same condition, but none of them has crossed the limit of the heart to stop.

In addition to tachycardia syndrome, Sara also suffers from joint hypermobility syndrome, which makes her joints more prone to injury and dislocation. The two conditions combined have caused her to be hospitalized 64 times in just one year.

Luckily, if you can call it that, when the attacks are about to happen, Sara feels some signs and can get someone to take her to the hospital. “I start feeling dizzy, nauseous or tired and then I feel like I'm going to sleep. I can hear everything around me and I feel like I'm trying to scream, but nothing comes out, ”she says.

Sara says that when she wakes up her chest gets very sore and she feels extremely tired. As she practically dies for a few minutes, a lot of people ask her about the "other side" or if she sees any kind of light in a tunnel, but Sara says she never saw any light, everything just goes out in total darkness, but she goes on. listening to people.

Sara's problem ruined her professional and social life. Today she does not work and cannot participate in sports activities, which she loved to do.