The preforming arts student was diagnosed with Aortic Regurgitation - also known as a leaky heart valve - and incredibly, had unknowingly suffered from the condition since birth. (Image: Jorge Cox / SWNS)(Image: Jorge Cox / SWNS)The condition occurs when the heart's aortic valve doesn't close tightly and results in some of the blood pumped out of the organ's main camber leaking back into it. "Your heart rate usually spikes if you're doing something strenuous like excising or if you have lots of caffeine. (Image: Jorge Cox / SWNS)(Image: Jorge Cox / SWNS)''I'd always have at least one large iced coffee from Starbucks each day - sometimes more - to help with exam stress so assumed it was the caffeine from that. (Image: Jorge Cox / SWNS)(Image: Jorge Cox / SWNS)''It just doesn't bare thinking about.

Source: Daily Mirror July 15, 2019 13:02 UTC