Genevieve de Fontenay died at the age of 90 in Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine), announced Wednesday August 2, his son Xavier at TF1 / LCI. At 11 p.m. on the 1er August, the “Lady in the Hat” would have been the victim of a cardiac arrest in his sleep.
Known for her role as President of the Miss France Committee from 1981 to 2009, then from the Miss Prestige National Committee from 2010 to 2016, Geneviève de Fontenay would have spent her last hours with her brother and one of her granddaughters.
What do we know about his cardiac arrest? Why do we die while sleeping? Top Health takes stock.
Dying in sleep: what possible causes?
Many of you hope to end your days without suffering and take your last breath from the bottom of your bed. Nevertheless, it is better to ensure that this moment arrives as late as possible. Can we really die while sleeping ? What are the possible causes?
A summary of studies published in 2014 in the British Medical Journal reveals spikes in heart attack-related deaths at night and on weekends. In addition, you should know that the symptoms tend to faster degenerate at night, for lack of support.
This is, a priori, not the case for Geneviève de Fontenay, but if the patient also suffers from winter illnesses, the activity of the immune system is likely to aggravate the symptoms of the infarction if it occurs. the night. Myocardial infarction is most often manifested at night or at rest by sudden onset pain.
We don’t know what caused Geneviève de Fontenay’s cardiac arrest
However, we do not know what caused the cardiac arrest of Geneviève de Fontenay. This can be due to a heart attack but also to other pathologies.
You can die in your sleep, following a sudden adult death (sudden cardiac arrest), sleep apnea or even an epileptic attack.
