With no mention of a defibrillator, one has to wonder if this could have been prevented! So sad! Please have your children screened for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/boca_raton/boca-raton-seventh-grader-dies-suddenly
>Usually, the cause of the cardiomyopathy is not known. However, in some cases, physicians are able to distinguish some contributing factors.
ReplyDelete>While this may be true, screening to determine the presence of HCM is one step that can be taken to try to avoid such heartbreak.
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