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Does Blackish Lips, Mucous From Nose Indicate Death Due To Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

hi, my mother passed away recently, the cause of death stated was sudden cardiac arrest. But I just wanted to know that happend, i spoke to her 30 mins before she passed away, she was completely fine, then i found her dead on the couch. her lips were blackish, and there was mucus from her nose, she was suffering from cold for a few days but she was alrite that day. She was just 43 years old, and she had high blood pressure.
Tue, 3 May 2016
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Hi

The blackish lips are from what's called postmortem lividity occurring after her heart stopped beating.

The mucus in her nose was just from the cold

She may have had a fatal arrhythmia that caused her heart to stop
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Does Blackish Lips, Mucous From Nose Indicate Death Due To Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

Hi The blackish lips are from what s called postmortem lividity occurring after her heart stopped beating. The mucus in her nose was just from the cold She may have had a fatal arrhythmia that caused her heart to stop