Bengaluru doctors call for awareness, not alarm, over rare cardiac arrests in children

Two schoolboys in Bengaluru collapsed due to suspected cardiac arrests on campus.

Cardiologists emphasize such events are extremely rare and urge awareness, not panic, focusing on emergency preparedness.

Children's cardiac arrests are usually caused by undetected congenital heart defects, inherited electrical abnormalities, or arrhythmias often triggered by strenuous activity.

Conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery abnormalities, and valve issues are less common causes in children.

Many affected children appear healthy and may show no symptoms before an event, making detection difficult.