Shaq’s son Shareef O’Neal did not appreciate a troll blaming him for Bronny James’ cardiac arrest.
As we previously reported, Lebron James’ son Bronny suffered a medical emergency while at basketball practice on Monday, the family confirmed on Tuesday morning. Shaq’s son Shareef underwent open heart surgery in 2018 before he started his college career and one troll on Twitter thought it would be a nice idea to blame him for what happened to Bronny.
Bronny started hanging with Shareef and now look,” the troll’s tweet said, according to TMZ. “@SSJreef stay yo a** away from him he’s destined for greatness not overseas.” O’Neal then fired back at the persons stupid comment saying, “That is very disrespectful of you to say,” Shareef responded, in a tweet that he has since deleted. “I’ve been around Bronny for a very long time before this happened … I’ll pray for you. You need help … sick that you would even say something like that 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ #dummy.”
What causes cardiac arrest?
Cardiac arrest is a serious medical emergency that occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating effectively, leading to a cessation of blood flow to vital organs and tissues. This can result in loss of consciousness and, if not treated promptly, can be fatal. Several factors can cause cardiac arrest:
The most common cause of cardiac arrest is atherosclerosis, where plaque builds up in the coronary arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart muscle. If a plaque ruptures and forms a blood clot, it can completely block the artery and cause a heart attack, which may trigger cardiac arrest.
The CDC also notes that cases of myocarditis and pericarditis have occurred most frequently in adolescent and young adult males within seven days after receiving the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Cases have also been observed after dose one and booster doses.
“There is a lot of misinformation that myocarditis from a COVID vaccine that was administered months or even years prior can cause sudden cardiac arrest — there is absolutely no evidence or scientific reason for this to be true,” Panhwar explains.
He adds, “We have seen from two and a half years of research now that COVID vaccine myocarditis, while it can happen, is overall less likely than myocarditis from COVID infection. Additionally, vaccine myocarditis is generally much, MUCH milder, short lived, and treated easily, compared with myocarditis from COVID infection which can lead to severe heart damage and death, among other complications.”