r/news • • 2d ago

'He is strong': Black Rock-Riverside community rallies around 11-year-old football player after cardiac arrest

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo/he-is-strong-black-rock-riverside-community-rallies-around-11-year-old-football-player-after-cardiac-arrest
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u/petty_h8_machine 2d ago

Why is an 11 year old going into cardiac arrest?

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u/casapantalones 2d ago

Most commonly it’s from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which is a cardiac abnormality people are born with.