Correction: Bangugot, Silent Killer

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BRUGADA SYNDROME

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From: tmv
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Subject: FW: Correction: Bangugot, Silent Killer 7/24/12 Marina
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:07:46 -0400

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I like interactive readers, we all learn something............MARINA

From: drerwinmd

To: MARINAGF

Sent: 7/20/2012 10:56:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time

Subj: Re: HEALTH: Bangungot, Silent Killer 7/19/12 Marina

Hi Marina,

I think this particular EM propagates misinformation.  It is now generally accepted that bangungot is Brugada Syndrome.

International statistics

In parts of Asia (eg, the Philippines, Thailand, Japan), Brugada syndrome seems to be the most common cause of natural death in men younger than 50 years. It is known as Lai Tai (Thailand), Bangungot (Philippines), and Pokkuri (Japan). In Northeast Thailand, the mortality rate from Lai Tai is approximately 30 cases per 100,000 population per year.^[17]

Etiology

The prototypical case of Brugada syndrome has been associated with alterations in the SCN5A gene, of which nearly 300 mutations have been described.^[12]Mutations in other genes have been proposed to cause a variant of Brugada syndrome, including the genes coding for alpha1- and beta2b-subunits of the L-type calcium channel (CACNA1C and CACNB2), which are thought to cause a syndrome of precordial ST elevation, sudden death, and short QT interval.^[13]

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/163751-overview

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=brugada%20syndrome

Erwin

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On Jul 19, 2012, at 11:59 PM, MARINAGF wrote:

HEALTH: Bangungot, Silent Killer

7/19/12 Marina

Bangungot is a Filipino affliction, causing sudden death while asleep. Cause

was unknown before, but now science attributes it to Acute Hemorrhagic

pancreatitis.........................MARINA

CORRECTION ABOVE sent by Erwin............Marina

From: edith_  CA  Sent: 10/19/2011 Subj: Bangungot (sudden unexpected death syndrome) Bangungot- Silent Killer! (Acute Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis) Most of us don't drink before sleeping because we want to avoid frequent trips to the bathroom. SILENT KILLER: What u need to know about NIGHTMARE or BANGUNGOT ! It seems only MALES are afflicted with this. IMPORTANT: Never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8 hour rest. It is sudden death in adults which cause them to die while sleeping. Many theories have been put forward as its cause. However, here is an article which sheds some light to the cause of this malady. Please read on: Article from THE PHILIPPINE STAR: The reported cause of actor Rico Yan's death is nightmare or bangungot. Medical investigators in China, Japan and several Asian countries who performed autopsies on persons who died from "acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis" found out that the majority of them had eaten NOODLES as their supper. This was a startling finding. However, it wasn't the noodles that caused nightmares but DEHYDRATION. Imbibing even with a few drinks of alcohol or just eating noodles immediately before bedtime compound this on an empty stomach will trigger an electrolyte imbalance and other factors that causes a person to dehydrate or lose water. It is therefore advisable for a person to take several glasses of water before bedtime if he had a few or several alcoholic drinks. Avoid eating noodles before bedtime, but if you can not avoid it, allow at least two hours for the body to digest the noodles before hitting the sack and drink plenty of water. The most important thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8 hour rest. PLEASE PASS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS! __._,_._____,_._,___ “Kind words can be short & easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” Warmest regards n God bless

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