Kalani David, a skating prodigy, is said to have died on Saturday after suffering a seizure while surfing off the coast of Costa Rica. He was 24. The Inertia, a surfing news website, was the first to report the Hawaiian surfer’s death.
The skateboarding champion had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a cardiac disease, according to the website. Tachycardia, or rapid heartbeat, may be caused by Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. The disease affects between 0.1 and 0.3% of the global population and is thought to be non-lethal in the vast majority of cases. According to John Hopkins:
“The greatest risk is sudden death from a heart attack, which tachycardia may precipitate.” However, this is extremely rare, occurring in less than half of all cases.”
Kalani David experienced seizures associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in 2016
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In August 2016, Kalani David had his first seizure as a result of the disease while skating in California. Kalani stated in an Instagram post about the event:
“I had a seizure, fell to the ground, and awoke in an ambulance with my heart stopped.” I had three seizures when I arrived at the hospital. “I’m grateful to be alive.”
He had another seizure later that year, over Christmas. The late Hawaiian star suffered a seizure that lasted more than six hours, putting him in a coma for two days. The surfer was at home on Oahu at the time of the incident. He later stated in an interview with a surfing magazine:
“They don’t know for sure, but they believe it’s because I have Wolf Parkinson-White Syndrome, which disrupts the electricity that runs through my heart. It causes an extra muscle to form on your heart, which speeds up your heart rate far too quickly, so I need surgery to remove the muscle.”
He underwent surgery in 2017 to remove excess muscle from his heart, which was causing the seizures. WPW is defined as an “extra signaling channel between the upper and lower chambers of the heart that generates a rapid pulse.” The disease is a relatively uncommon cardiac condition that manifests itself at birth.
WPW syndrome is not usually fatal, but it can cause a number of other cardiac problems. Acute cardiac arrest caused by the disease may kill children and young adults. The illness is treated with a variety of techniques, including medications, cardioversion, and arrhythmia.
After his death, Kalani David’s friends remembered him
Friends mourned and praised Kalani David after his death was announced on social media. Kelly, a surfer, wrote on her Instagram story:
“Kalani was one of the world’s most skilled… surfer/skater, always pushing the limits whenever he was on his feet… Condolences to Kalani’s many friends from coast to coast and around the world.”
Meanwhile, photographer Patrick Eichstaedt shared a photo of himself with Kalani David, explaining how the two met when Kalani was only six years old. He expressed his condolences and solidarity with the skater’s family. Kalani’s family is attempting to remove his body from Costa Rica so that he can be properly buried in Florida, America.
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