Sudden cardiac arrest in the young

Cardiac arrest doesn’t only happen to old people. Every week in the UK, 12 seemingly fit and healthy young people, aged 35 years and under, die from Young, Sudden Cardiac Death or YSCD. The definition of young sudden cardiac death Sudden cardiac death describes unexpected and immediate fatality from a heart problem within 12 hours […]

Read More… from Sudden cardiac arrest in the young

CRY: hidden heart conditions in the young

hidden heart conditions

CRY: hidden heart conditions in the young: Cardiac Risk in the Young’s annual raising awareness week is 14-22 November 2020.  Over 21,000 appointments cancelled due to COVID restrictions leaving people age 14-35 at risk of hidden heart conditions. A leading heart charity – which would usually provide free heart checks for over 30,000 young people every […]

Read More… from CRY: hidden heart conditions in the young