Family ties

When Marc Rijken had his first heart attack in 2014, the incident was not only unexpected, but seemed unexplainable. Three years later, after a second event, experts still struggled to pin down the cause. Only later was it discovered that he is suffering from a genetic condition that causes high risk of cardiovascular disease, a discovery that would change his and his family’s life for good.

By Goran Mijuk, photos by Laurids Jensen, videos by Nicolas Heitz