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SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
Sudden Cardiac Death is an umbrella
term used for the many different causes of cardiac arrest in young people. Cardiac
Risk in the Young provides medical information on the most common causes of unexpected sudden cardiac
death in the young (under 35).
'Sudden Cardiac Death is defined as
an event that is non-traumatic, non-violent, unexpected, and resulting from
sudden cardiac arrest within six hours of previously witnessed normal health.'
(Sharma et al, 1997. Br J Sports Med)
These conditions include thickening or abnormal
structure of the heart muscle and irregularities of the electrical impulses that
upset the natural rhythm of the heart.
Cardiac Risk in the Young raises awareness of the
symptoms of cardiac abnormalities and conditions which can lead to sudden
cardiac death while emphasising the considerable
amount that can be done to help young people who have been diagnosed as having a
cardiac abnormality. CRY is
also supporting medical research into
sudden cardiac death and sudden death syndrome and offering counsel and
support to
families affected by sudden cardiac death. CRY brings ECG Testing and
Cardiac Screening events to the general public to detect cardiac abnormalities
and supply's much needed medical equipment to
clinics around the UK in order to detect cardiac abnormalities and prevent
sudden cardiac death
Conditions which if undetected, can lead to
sudden cardiac death are listed below:-
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