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All-Star major league pitcher Jose Lima died of a heart attack early Sunday at his home on Los Angeles. He was 37.
Newspaper accounts said that Lima went into cardiac arrest while in bed. His wife called 911, but paramedics who arrived were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Lima, a native of the Dominican Republic, was remembered by teammates for his infectious good nature, on the field and off. ESPN Los Angeles reported that he was planning to run a summer baseball academy in Los Angeles this summer.
Lima pitched 13 years in the majors and had an 89-102 record over 13 seasons of play. He played for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, and for the Edmonton Capitals in Canada during the 2009 season. Lima was named to the All-Star roster in 1999 while on the Houston Astros team.
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May 25th, 2010 at 10:14 am
We are so sorry for the loss of this amazing young athlete. I am writing on behalf of the SADS (Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes) Foundation. Our mission is to provide family and patient to support to those living with SADS conditions as well as to those who lose a loved one. We work tirelessly to raise awareness of the warning signs of SADS conditions. These are genetic heart conditions that can cause sudden death in young, apparently healthy people (often athletes). If properly diagnosed, these conditions can be treated and deaths can be prevented. The warning signs are:
Family history of unexpected, unexplained sudden death in a young person
Fainting (syncope) or seizure during exercise, excitement or startle
Consistent or unusual chest pain and/or shortness of breath during exercise
For more information on SADS conditions, please visit us at http://www.StopSADS.org or call 1-800-STOP SAD.
May 25th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Thank you, Laura. It is great work you are doing.
Perhaps you’d like to share some of your save stories with us?
May 25th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Joe thanks for sharing the story about the passing of Jose Lima my sympathy goes out to his family in this horrible time. I will keep them in my prayers. As I see more of these occurances happen it helps to make my drive even more rewarding to continue too fight the odds and help through advocating for more research and training in all areas. From medical pre-screening ECG,stress echocardiagram test, to CPR and AED training in all communities, I strongly feel that the odds will change in our favor of survival percentages. I had the opportunity to tell David’s story to a audience at the 50yr Gala for CPR with the American Heart Association this past Saturday evening. I looked around a week ago while taking a stress echo treadmill test and every piece of equipment in the room was from Cardiac Science it made me feel safe:)
May 25th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Thank you, Lawrence. I consider you a member of the Cardiac Science family. Yes, let’s get the word out together!