I've lost both a mother and sister to sudden cardiac death, both in their late 30s. In both cases there were no symptoms up until right before their deaths. My sister had a full cardiac checkup prior to her death, which turned up nothing, so we assumed all was good.
Long story short, genetic testing and autopsies came up with nothing,
and I've had the full rundown of tests, and they all have come back negative as well.
Best they can figure is that my family has some undiscovered genetic mutation that breaks the electrical system in our hearts.
So I'm sitting with a 50/50 chance that I have this mutation. With my late 30s quickly approaching, and the prospect of a 50% chance of death over the next 10 years, I am heavily weighing an ICD as a precautionary measure.
Have you gotten used to the implant? What other activities do you find it interfering with? If it's not too private, what did the procedure end up costing?
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I've lost both a mother and sister to sudden cardiac death, both in their late 30s. In both cases there were no symptoms up until right before their deaths. My sister had a full cardiac checkup prior to her death, which turned up nothing, so we assumed all was good.
Long story short, genetic testing and autopsies came up with nothing, and I've had the full rundown of tests, and they all have come back negative as well.
Best they can figure is that my family has some undiscovered genetic mutation that breaks the electrical system in our hearts.
So I'm sitting with a 50/50 chance that I have this mutation. With my late 30s quickly approaching, and the prospect of a 50% chance of death over the next 10 years, I am heavily weighing an ICD as a precautionary measure.
Have you gotten used to the implant? What other activities do you find it interfering with? If it's not too private, what did the procedure end up costing?
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