Campaign on sudden deaths 'rise'
A campaign to highlight the number of young people who die unexpectedly from a condition known as sudden cardiac death has been launched. Visit http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8356211.stm
12/11/2009
A campaign to highlight the number of young people who die unexpectedly from a condition known as sudden cardiac death has been launched. Visit http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8356211.stm
Patients and visitors at Aintree Hospital were challenged to pinpoint their organs to mark National Pathology Week. Visit http://www.maghullstar.co.uk/maghull-aintree-news/maghull-aintree-news/2009/11/12/aintree-hospital-held-organ-challenge-for-national-pathology-week-104897-25136244/
Speaking at a recent ceremony to receive funds raised locally on behalf of Cardiac Risk in the Young, NI Representative John Lundy said he was overwhelmed at the messages of support he has received since the recent television programme about his son. 'After Aaron' resulted in an unprecedented level of calls to book screenings in the
At a meeting on Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) at the Royal Society of Medicine, sponsored by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), doctors have called for coroners to routinely request consent from relatives to allow small amounts of tissue to be retained from young people (under 35 year olds) who die suddenly from heart disease or
Senior doctors are calling for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing in cases where young people die without explanation. Visit http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8346901.stm
A grandmother fears her grandchildren may have inherited a dangerous heart condition that killed their mum. Visit http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/11/07/don-t-let-children-die-like-their-mother-from-long-qt-syndrome-55578-25111011/
Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson has pledged his support to a charity for sudden cardiac deaths among young people. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has launched a pioneering new clinic to be based at a leading London hospital and also announced the first initiative in the UK to screen 14-year-olds born in 1995, the year that
Every week in the UK, 12 apparently fit and healthy people – all aged 35 and under – die from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. They often bear no symptoms and are at the peak of their lives. Visit http://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/health/Cardiac-arrest-in-the-young.5782609.jp
(video) The story of young sportsman Aaron Lundy, who was destined to be a successful golfer but lost his life to a treatable condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Ten years after his death, the film aims to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in young people across Northern Ireland. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxPS73lkAI
Members of a caravan park have donated more than £1,500 to a charity working to raise awareness of undiagnosed heart conditions in young people. Sian Thomas, 26, from Llantrisant travelled to the end-of-season party at Noble Court Holiday Park in Narbeth, West Wales, to collect the cheque for £1,646.70 on behalf of Cardiac Risk in the