by Carolyn Thomas   ♥   @HeartSisters

Ponder this study the next time you are sitting on your toilet – particularly if you are already a heart patient. Most people spend a relatively short time per day in the bathroom (estimated at about 30-45 minutes total, much of that spent using the toilet) yet it appears that the bathroom is a location where sudden cardiac arrest occurs with disproportionately high frequency. According to Japanese researchers, about 8–10 per cent of all cardiac arrests occur in the bathroom.(1)         .         .     Continue reading “Cardiac arrest: when it happens in the bathroom” →