The most common causes for a weak or absent pulse are cardiac arrest and shock. Cardiac arrest occurs when someoneâs heart stops beating. Shock happens when someoneâs body begins to shut down. This causes a weak pulse, rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing, and unconsciousness.
She appeared in Prison Break in 2006 as Nika Volek, a role which she continued to portray in the show's second season. Also in 2006, Valance appeared in the National Lampoon comedy Pledge This!, alongside American socialite Paris Hilton.
A lot of people rolled their eyes at the notion of Prison Break pushing forward once Michael Scofield and the other inmates actually broke out of prison. But the eyes that stuck around for season two were glued to the television set, thanks in large to the arrival of FBI Special Agent Mahone, played by the prolific character actor William Fichtner.