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A teenager who collapsed and died while jogging
had commented that his heart did 'funny things sometimes', an inquest heard.
Graham Cataldo Davies, 16, had Sudden Adult Death
Syndrome (SADS).
His family is campaigning for greater awareness of
the condition.
Graham, who had told a teacher that he sometimes
had a funny feeling in his chest, collapsed while jogging in Nailsworth,
Glos., in April 2007.
After the inquest, Suzanne Cataldo, his mother,
said every parent should be aware of possible symptoms such as chest pain,
fainting and breathlessness and if their child had any of them should take
them to a doctor.
His family gives as much support as it can to
Cardiac Risk in the Young which funds research into the causes of
unexplained sudden death.
Alan Crickmore, the coroner, said when Graham had
collapsed is heart had gone into a sudden arrhythmia despite the fact that
he was a fit young man.
Verdict: natural causes.
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