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Why would some one just suddenly die if they where young and healthy ?
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SuddenCardiacDeath: Most common caue of that is death due to cardiac arrhythmia brought up by activity rn young people.Every year about 1in 100000people aged one&35 die suddenly.Most of these are caused by disease of the heart which was symptomless and was never diagnosed,Only about15% of suddendeaths in young adults are caused by non cardiac causes like intracerebral bleed.And15% on autopsy no cause is found
Answered 11/15/2017
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