A young man died drinking iced water after playing a football game

He was 27 years old and died of sudden cardiac arrest. The victim was playing sports a few minutes before consuming a glbad of iced water, the one that would have caused the attack.

The unusual case occurred in the city of Sullana, Peru, where Ludwin Flores NoleHe felt bad after coming home after a football game and he did what every athlete usually does: open the fridge to drink ice water and recover after the effort.

Flores's wife told local media that after drinking the glbad of water "He got sick, his chest was sore and we took him to a clinic, but he died on the way."

The heart is irrigated by the arteries born from the aorta and crowning the organ. These react to the cold with a contraction that diminishes its size and contract.

Therefore, in case of injury, ice is usually applied to produce this effect and stop the spill.

However, suddenly taking an ice cold drink, the cold pbades near these arteries in the heart, which can cause blood vessels obstruct and generate a heart attack.

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