Las Vegas Lifelong Tennis Player Collapses During Match, Dies Suddenly at 43

One of the most respected tennis players in history died on the court after collapsing.

Doctors reportedly gave medical attention to Ryan Vannah for nearly an hour at Red Rock Country Club, but he was pronounced dead Sunday at Summerlin Hospital. Vannah’s sister-in-law, Catherine, performed CPR but to no avail.

Vannah, 43, was playing in a mixed doubles tennis match last Sunday when, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal, he dropped to a knee, placed his Place your hands on the court, and let it go.

After 55 minutes’ of CPR, he died.

Ryan Vannah mourned after shocking death during tennis match

A lifelong tennis player who had won the United States Tennis Association 40+ national championship in each of the last two years as part of a doubles team, Vannah’s family said he took “impeccable care of his health” But he had a history of high blood sugar.

“He was so fit. He lifted weights. He looked like a bodybuilder to me. He was huge. We did not see this coming,” Tami Kang, Tami Kang’s sister, said the following:

According to reports, Vannah’s heart stopped almost immediately after he was given CPR by doctors who were watching the match.

While the local coroner’s office has not yet ruled on an official cause and manner of death, according to the Review Journal, doctors and emergency medical staff said they believe Vannah was on the wrong medication for his blood pressure.

Vannah’s sudden death is just the latest in a string of bizarre incidents over the past few weeks.

Imo Essien, a sophomore guard at Old Dominion, collapsed on the court in the middle of a Georgia Southern game. Just days before, another Las Vegas resident – Jordan Tyler Brister – suffered apparent cardiac Amplus Academy PE class – arrest

Jake Hescock, a college football player at UCF as well as Wisconsin, was killed in a car accident on December 1. After suffering cardiac arrest while running, he died suddenly. The old tight end was only 25 year old.

Everyone knows about Damar Hamlin’s situation last Monday night during Monday Night Football.

OutKick reported this month that the deaths represent an alarming trend in younger people dying of heart disease, particularly for those with cardiac issues.

According to CDC data, there have been alarming increases in the number of young people who die from major cardiovascular disease.

While it’s uncertain what’s causing the rise, the inability to consider some possibilities has led to censorship and unnecessary labeling.

The rate of major cardiovascular diseases-related deaths among males aged 15-19 years was 25% higher in 2021 than in 2019. Although the increase was not as significant, it did occur in 2020.

While there could be any number of reasonable explanations, it’s a concerning trend regardless of underlying cause.

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