Understanding Cardiac Arrest: What Led to the Tragic Passing of Bronny James?

 

The sports world was shocked that Bronny James, son of NBA star LeBron James, was hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the Galen Center at the age of 18 on Monday.

Bronny, announced in May that he had committed to playing for USC’s basketball team starting in the fall. – hardly the profile of someone expected to suffer a major cardiovascular incident but was handled quickly by medical personnel, who then took him to the hospital where he is now stable and out of the intensive care unit.

James’s case is the latest in a series of high-profile athletes who have suffered sudden cardiac arrest, which is the leading cause of death among young athletes, according to the Mayo Clinic.