Pop star Michael Jackson was Suffering from Lupus

In October 2007 Michael Jackson confirmed to foxnews that he was suffering from lupus. According to a heart specialist at AEDLIFEPOWER Lupus (pronounced as loo-pus) disease is an autoimmune disorder and it affects, skin, joints, kidneys, blood cells, heart, lungs and brain. Lupus is a disease that turns the body’s defenses against the body itself. Lupus occurs when antibodies attack the healthy cells in the body. So the body creates auto antibodies that attack the body’s own healthy cells. Certain drugs can cause Lupus as well. When antibodies attack body healthy cells that results in inflammation in arteries of the heart leading to the formation of a small flattened patch or deposit in the wall of an artery. This can result in cardiovascular disease and may lead to sudden cardiac arrest. The effects Lupus in heart can cause clotting and shortness of breath

Pop star Michael Jackson died of sudden cardiac arrest something more deadly than heart attack. Certain drugs can also cause cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest is often caused due very rapid heart rhythm. The heart dies right away unless they’re shocked out of it with a defibrillator. Sometimes an adverse response to prescription drugs or illicit use of drugs can also cause arrhythmia leading to cardiac arrest.