Members of a Killarney family have been fitted with pacemakers after tests confirmed they’ve the same genetic condition that cause their son and brother’s heart to stop beating.
24-year-old Seán Óg O’Sullivan collapsed suddenly at the family home last week.
His heart stopped beating and his family saved his life by performing CPR until the emergency services arrived.
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Tests confirmed that he has an enlarged muscle around his heart, which is a genetic condition.
His immediate family was tested and his 23-year-old brother Gary O’Sullivan and their mom both have the same condition as Seán Óg.
Gary O’Sullivan has already been fitted with a pace maker.
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He says their wider family will now need to be tested for this condition:
