Nicholas Brendon, the former Buffy the Vampire Slayer, had been sharing his health issues with fans before his death on March 20. He had to be rushed to the hospital in 2022 after suffering from a cardiac incident and being diagnosed with tachycardia, a congenital heart defect that causes the heart to beat abnormally. Additionally, he had to undergo a second spinal surgery to manage his cauda equina syndrome.