Irregular Heartbeat Ruled Cause of Death for Dayton’s Daniels
University of Dayton center Chris Daniels died of an irregular heartbeat, a coroner ruled Tuesday.
Montgomery County Coroner James Davis said the irregularity, or cardiac arrhythmia, caused Daniels’ heart to quiver and fail to pump enough blood early on Feb. 8, when the 6-foot-10, 238-pound senior was stricken at his off-campus home.
“It’s a very uncommon occurrence among young individuals, but it does happen,” said Ken Betz, director of the coroner’s office.
The coroner said Daniels, 22, of Columbus, Ohio, had a slightly enlarged heart common in athletes his size but no other obvious abnormalities. No evidence of steroids or drug abuse was found.
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