Super fit Chris Pitman never imagined his heart would give out on him. But it did and he nearly died. Chris was shocked to discover he was prone to sudden death syndrome because of a hidden condition which made his heart beat too fast – and the exercise which he so enjoyed was actually bad for him. Here, during Arrhythmia Awareness Week, he describes how he has had to settle for a less active lifestyle.
Until he collapsed and had to be brought back to life by paramedics, Chris Pitman thought he would be the last person in the world to have heart problems.
Since his teens, he had been a long-distance runner who had completed several marathons
