{"id":1153,"date":"2019-05-21T18:27:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T18:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:51:13","slug":"mri-can-save-young-people-from-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/mri-can-save-young-people-from-death\/","title":{"rendered":"MRI CAN SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DEATH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2012, a 23 years old famous footballer name <strong>Fabrice Muamba <\/strong>almost died because of a heart condition.<\/p>\n<section class=\"style-snapshot\">\n<div class=\"style-section\">\n<h3 class=\"style-section-title\">Style Snapshot<\/h3>\n<div class=\"style-section-content style-section-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>MRI technology is now capable of detecting hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) \u2014 a hidden heart condition that causes sudden cardiac arrest in young people. This breakthrough allows doctors to identify high-risk individuals early and prevent fatal outcomes with treatments like implantable defibrillators.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Recent research shows that through MRI, doctors can check people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. You never know that warning signs of a heart condition can be deadly but now it can be diagnosed.<\/p>\n<p>The funny part is that people actually didn\u2019t notice this disease until their death (caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy).<\/p>\n<p>The reason why it couldn\u2019t be diagnosed earlier because it requires extreme close examination of heart fibers. It could only examine when a patient was dead but not anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the researchers at Oxford University, they figured it out that MRI helps in spotting \u201cdisarray\u201d in muscle fibers in the heart. This could be a tell-tale sign of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is the first time that we\u2019ve been able to assess disarray non-invasively in living patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,&#8217; said Dr. Rina Ariga, who is an NHS cardiologist as well as a lead author of the research.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We\u2019re hopeful that this new scan will improve the way we identify high-risk patients so that they can receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator early to prevent sudden death.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>If the scan shows tell-tale disarray in someone\u2019s heart muscle fibers then it will be easy to save that person. Doctors can put in a defibrillator which can save someone from cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>There is a probability that patients might live full, long lives without having knowledge that they have this condition.<\/p>\n<p>Muamba collapsed during the game of FA Cup quarter-final match against Tottenham Hotspur. The reason was that he was in the condition for 41 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The medics came on time and instantly gave him CPR. Muamba needed 15 defibrillator shocks. Two of them were given on the pitch. It was a miracle that he came back from the dead after 78 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Muamba said, \u201cThe last thing I remember was [a defender] screaming at me to get back and help out in defense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just felt myself falling then I felt two thumps as my head hit the ground in front of me then that was it. Blackness, nothing. I was dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In every week, almost 12 people (age below 35) die because of sudden cardiac arrest in the UK. The researchers of Oxford University found a way to diagnose the disease through MRI.<\/p>\n<p>MRI sends magnetic resonance and creates a rough image of heart fibers. Through those images, doctors have high chance to easily detect the disease and take measurements before something goes wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-7049309\/Breakthrough-scientists-spot-leading-cause-cardiac-arrest-young-people.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-7049309\/Breakthrough-scientists-spot-leading-cause-cardiac-arrest-young-people.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class='st_facebook_hcount' st_title='MRI CAN SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DEATH' st_url='https:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/mri-can-save-young-people-from-death\/' displayText='facebook'><\/span><span class='st_twitter_hcount' st_title='MRI CAN SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DEATH' st_url='https:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/mri-can-save-young-people-from-death\/' displayText='twitter'><\/span><span class='st_linkedin_hcount' st_title='MRI CAN SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DEATH' st_url='https:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/mri-can-save-young-people-from-death\/' displayText='linkedin'><\/span><span class='st_plusone_hcount' st_title='MRI CAN SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DEATH' st_url='https:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/mri-can-save-young-people-from-death\/' displayText='plusone'><\/span><span class='st_pinterest_hcount' st_title='MRI CAN SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DEATH' st_url='https:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/mri-can-save-young-people-from-death\/' displayText='pinterest'><\/span><span class='st_email_hcount' st_title='MRI CAN SAVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DEATH' st_url='https:\/\/www.simplecpr.com\/online-cpr-blog\/mri-can-save-young-people-from-death\/' displayText='email'><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2012, a 23 years old famous footballer name Fabrice Muamba almost died because of a heart condition. 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