| I guess that depends on why you mean by 'perfect health.' I know :) He may very well have been in perfect health by every outward appearance. Exactly what I'm saying. There are a large number of surprisingly minor things that can make you dead in an instant. Yes, but my contention is that the likelihood of these things happening is influenced by the degree to which your health is "perfect". some random cell in the heart decides it's pissed off and wants to contract early Again, from my point of view, the likelihood of this happening, or the potential harm that can come of it, is influenced by the level of perfection in one's health. Your comment is very informative btw, so thank you. I know we're talking about areas of health that are not yet very well understood, which is why there is scope for discussion, and why there are no irrefutable facts that can close the debate. But this is exactly what I'm taling about; I'm hoping for a time when medical science has progressed to a point where these issues are very well understood, and seemingly random cardiac arrests like this can be preempted and prevented. I believe it's possible. |
This is simply a discussion of semantics, and I feel kind of silly for arguing it in the first place. You're absolutely correct that most of the 'random' sudden cardiac deaths that occur are in fact related to a previously unknown preexisting condition. Wolff-Parkinson-White, congenital long Q-T, and a variety of cardiomyopathies (most of them congenital as well) can easily predispose someone to dropping dead.