posted by Joe Polk at 11:06 AM /
When Nathan Khosla was 8, he passed out in the water during a Saturday morning swim lesson. He was rushed to the hospital and proclaimed fit to leave that evening. Two weeks later, it happened again.
Nathan, who recently graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School, was eventually diagnosed with Long Q-T Syndrome, a disorder of the heart's electrical system.It's a condition that can kill without warning and is often suspected when seemingly healthy young athletes die suddenly after exertion. But if detected early, Long Q-T Syndrome is treatable through medication.
"And sometimes, you can outgrow it," said Nathan, whose younger sister, Nina Maria, also has been diagnosed with LQTS, which falls into a group known as Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/08185/894503-55.stm
Link 2: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/health/s_576754.html
Nathan, who recently graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School, was eventually diagnosed with Long Q-T Syndrome, a disorder of the heart's electrical system.It's a condition that can kill without warning and is often suspected when seemingly healthy young athletes die suddenly after exertion. But if detected early, Long Q-T Syndrome is treatable through medication.
"And sometimes, you can outgrow it," said Nathan, whose younger sister, Nina Maria, also has been diagnosed with LQTS, which falls into a group known as Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/08185/894503-55.stm
Link 2: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/health/s_576754.html
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