Melissa Kinsella, 30, died from cardiac arrest at Antalya Airport in Turkey last year. Her cousin Nicole Waters was later diagnosed with Long QT syndrome and fitted with an ICD, revealing a genetic link to Melissa's death.
Melissa Kinsella was waiting to board her flight home when she suffered a massive seizure and cardiac arrest at Antalya Airport in Turkey in May last year.
Nicole recounted her own harrowing experience: "I had eight cardiac arrests. I woke up one morning feeling really unwell and I was quite out of breath. I was going purple in the face and then went into cardiac arrest and put into a coma." Long QT syndrome is a heart condition that can lead to serious complications including blackouts, seizures, and even sudden cardiac death, particularly in young and healthy individuals. The NHS recognises it as a major cause of sudden cardiac death among this demographic and also links it to sudden infant death syndrome .
Jessica New from Leasowe, who is Melissa's second cousin, received a diagnosis of the condition this February. Just last week, at 32 years old, she was fitted with an ICD - a device that shocks the heart back to normal rhythm during a sudden cardiac arrest. Missy Smyth from Leasowe, another of Melissas cousins, was also diagnosed with Long QT syndrome. The 20-year-old shared how she ended up in AandE last October feeling unwell.
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