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Every year in Germany, around 65,000 people die of sudden cardiac death, also known as instant death. Around 2,000 of them are under 40 years old. Korbinian Schütze and Tamara Schwab both survived sudden cardiac death. Korbinian had a defibrillator inserted, which saved his life. Tamara Schwab received a donor heart. How are the two of them living today? And is there anything that can be done to prevent sudden cardiac death? 00:00 Surviving sudden cardiac death 01:00 Appearance at Miss Germany 02:20 Cardiac arrest at 24 04:50 Transplantation and life afterward 05:30 Appearance at Miss Germany II 05:50 When your cousin dies of sudden cardiac death 06:30 Genetic defect to blame for sudden cardiac death 07:25 Life with a defibrillator as a lifesaver 10:00 What are the causes of sudden cardiac death in young people? Visit to the forensic medicine department, interview with Prof. Silke Kauferstein 10:50 When other family members are affected 11:30 What treatment options are there? 12:10 What are the causes of sudden cardiac death in young people? Visit to the forensic medicine department II 12:31 Prof. Dr. Thomas Voigtländer, German Heart Foundation, in an interview 13:30 Life after a heart transplant 14:20 When the defibrillator saves a life A film by Sybille Seitz (RBB, https://www.sybilleseitz.de) Camera: Judith Eichler, Thorsten Gronemeyer, Alfred Marian Sound: Maximilian Kemmerer, Daniel Erbe, Frank Fischer Editing: Giny Heinig, Monika Wenczel Photo credit: PantherMedia Creativehat #HeartDeath #InstantDeath #rbb ___________________________________________________ ARD GESUND with Dr. Julia Fischer is a YouTube channel of the ARD health editorial departments