- By Prerna Targhotra
- Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:42 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Fitness Influences Larrisa Borges Death: Brazilian fitness influencer Larissa Borges died after suffering double cardiac arrest at the age of 33 on Sunday. Her family confirmed her death through a statement posted on Instagram two days ago.
“It is with deep sadness that we report the death of our beloved Larissa Borges. Larissa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, the 20th, in Gramado-RS and fought bravely in a coma for a week”, said the family in Portuguese. "The pain of losing someone so young, just 33 years old, and so kind, is overwhelming. Our hearts are broken, and the longing we will feel is indescribable."
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According to several media reports, Larissa was hospitalised on August 20 after suffering a cardiac arrest while she was travelling in Gramado. After the cardiac arrest, she went into a coma suffered a second cardiac arrest and died shortly thereafter.
"There is a report of a possible ingestion of narcotic substances, accumulated with alcoholic beverages," reported Deputy Gustavo Barcellos of the ongoing investigation. "The body was sent for necropsy. We will try to search through laboratory tests for substances that she possibly consumed."
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Larissa Borges was a popular Brazilian fitness influencer who has over 30,000 followers on Instagram and her content revolved around fitness, travel and fashion.
What Is Cardiac Arrest?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines cardiac arrest as a health condition when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops pumping. If this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs. Cardiac arrests are caused by certain types of arrhythmias that prevent the heart from pumping blood. Nine out of 10 people who have a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die often within minutes. The main cause of cardiac arrest is ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia, which are types of arrhythmias. Important risk factors include prior cardiac arrest, coronary heart disease, heart valve disease, congenital heart defects, and arrhythmias caused by faulty genes.
