Rare Heart Disease Young woman fatally holds her partner's last breaths for snoring

Woman pushed partner out of bed - The supposed snoring was his last moan
Those affected know how annoying it can be when the partner snores. The response of a young woman from the UK is therefore not surprising: she pushed her partner out of bed because of the loud noises. But then she realized that the sounds had not been snoring, but her friend's last breaths.

The supposed snoring was the last breath
If there is loud snoring in the bedroom at night, it is no longer possible to sleep for sensitive bed neighbors. Instead of damaging the noise with earplugs or a pillow over their ears, some people decide to wake up their partner. That can sometimes be a bit rough. So a young Briton pushed her boyfriend out of bed because she felt disturbed. But then she realized that he had not snored at all; the sounds were more like his last moaning.

When the partner snores, sleep is often unthinkable. A young Briton who thrust her boyfriend out of bed because of the noise had to realize that the noises were not snoring, but her partner's last breaths. (Image: Andrey Popov / fotolia.com)

The partner was no longer breathing
According to media reports, 25-year-old Lisa Lee bumped her boyfriend, Lewis Little, out of bed because she could not sleep because of his loud noises. But then the young woman from Ashington, Northumberland found that her partner was not snoring, but had made his last breaths.

The 25-year-old said, "When we were in bed, I just thought he was snoring, so I kicked him and told him to shut up."

But then, "I felt the sheets were wet and knew something was wrong. I turned on the light and saw that his face was purple - he was not breathing ".

"I called an ambulance and it felt like it lasted forever. He was declared dead in the hospital. "

Hereditary heart disease
The two were known to be suffering from a rare disease, the so-called Brugada syndrome.

But according to a report from the Daily Mail, the couple has been assured by doctors that he will live a "long and healthy life".

The young mother is now committed to the fact that people are informed about hereditary heart disease. She also started a petition for that.

"The syndrome is a quiet killer - I just want to raise awareness and make sure something is done."

Implantation of an automatic defibrillator
"The Brugada syndrome is a primary electrical disorder without recognizable structural heart disease in otherwise healthy heart, which is associated with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia," said the University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum on its website.

"It is estimated that 4-12% of all sudden deaths are caused by Brugada syndrome. In patients with a structurally sound heart, the syndrome appears to account for as much as 50% of sudden cardiac deaths, "it continues.

The fact that the disease is not so rare is also clear in a review article in the "Deutsches Ärzteblatt".

It is reported in the introduction: "With an estimated prevalence of 1-5 per 10 000, Brugada syndrome (BrS) is one of the more common familial arrhythmia syndromes."

Lisa Lee is convinced, according to British newspaper reports, that implanting an automatic defibrillator (ICD) would have saved her boyfriend's life. So far, this is mainly used by people at high risk - but their partner was not one of them.

"I want people who are in the same situation, whether low-risk or high-risk, to have the option of having an ICD," says the young woman. (Ad)