Indeed, diagnosing long QT syndrome after death can prove tricky without genetic testing.
Laurence Epstein, chief of the arrhythmia service and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. This would have implications for family members," said Dr. One thing that should be done in the case like Reid's is "they should do post mortem genetic testing to get a definitive cause of death. While diagnosing long QT syndrome can prove difficult after death, it can be important for relatives of someone who dies from sudden heart failure to get a genetic test. "Of course, I have no idea of the tempo or volume dynamics of the music in this concert." Thomas McDonald, a cardiologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. "The usual description of auditory-triggered arrhythmias and death have been those that occurred suddenly such as an alarm clock or an explosion, not usually a continual loud noise," said Dr. In Reid's case, it seems unusual only because the music was continuous, and does not appear to have been the result of a single loud burst of sound. But I do think that any time a young person dies it is an opportunity to remind all of us that public places should have AEDs, and we all should know CPR," said Page. "I don't think that this is a call for action for not standing near a loud speaker. The 6-year-olds parents, however, saved the child's life by doing CPR - a successful story that may provide a lesson for anyone worried about losing a loved one to a sudden heart attack. While loud sounds have been known to set off irregular heartbeats in patients with long QT syndrome, it is unclear whether the thumping bass, in particular, had any effect. "One of the genetic variants is especially predisposed to having an arrhythmia when exposed to loud sound." Richard Page, chair of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and president of the Heart Rhythm Society.
"Any time someone in a setting of excitement has a sudden cardiac arrest, especially at a young age with a seemingly normal heart, you have to consider such as long QT," said Dr. While details remain unclear, experts in the United States say that given the circumstances, the death matches the profile of someone with a rare genetic disorder known as long QT syndrome, although they cannot say for sure. While definite answers have been hard to come by, an underlying condition may have played a role in his death. It seems the loud music he heard there may have killed him.Īccording to reports in the British press, Reid died at a London nightclub after complaining that the bass was affecting his heart rate. 16, 2009— - British teenager Tom Reid visited a nightclub the day after enrolling in college.
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