Every week 12 young people aged between 14 and 35 drop dead from heart attacks. Although fatal heart disorders are usually associated with overweight people in their ‘sunset years’, they can also strike people in the prime of life, leaving their families in shock over their sudden, premature death. Sudden Death Syndrome is an umbrella terms
A nine-year old girl collapsed and died while at a school swimming lesson moments after completing a width of the pool without armbands or a float for the first time. Jade Johnstone, a Year 4 pupil at Lyncrest Primary School, Duston, Northampton, had gone to the Duston School with her classmates or a swimming lesson on the
A host of stars will lend a hand at a heart screening session in Preston. A mobile CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) unit which is used to check young people for heart conditions will be at Morrisons, in Marineers Way, on Saturday May 30 and May 31. Goalkeeper Andrew Lonergan is due to make an appearance, along
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died after collapsing on the football pitch are urging youngsters to have heart screening to prevent another tragedy. Super-fit football fanatic Daniel Young collapsed minutes after scoring a spectacular goal for Atherton Laburnum Rovers in September 2005. Twelve young people die each week as a result of a heart
A fundraising athlete has had his heart scanned to raise awareness of heart problems in the young. Phil Aiken, 40, of Hubbards Chase, Walton, will take part in the London Triathlon in August in memory of family friend Andy Gard, who died shortly before his 18th birthday in 1997 from an undiagnosed heart condition. He hopes
The family of a promising young Liverpool footballer who died suddenly from a heart condition when he was just 16 gathered to launch a two-day health screening campaign. The Test My Heart tour is the first free heart testing tour of England and aims to reduce the number of heart deaths of apparently fit and healthy
Organisers of a fundraising drive which has raised more than £18,000 over the past few years are set to raise even more cash for a vital heart screening initiative in Dovercourt. A dinner and dance event is being held at the Cliff Hotel, in Marine Parade, Dovercourt, on May 30. It is being organised by hotel
A Market Weighton woman rowed 500km in memory of her sister. Kyla Hanson took part in the challenge to raise money for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young.) Her younger sister, Jodie, died after suffering a heart attack in 2004. She was 20. Kyla completed the feat on a rowing machine at a gym in the
A National screening drive aiming to cut the number of deaths among young people has been launched in the region. The Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) charity began its mobile trailer tour of England which will see about 3,000 people aged 14 to 35 get free heart screening, in Durham City, on Saturday. The launch
The family of a 20-year-old doorman found dead in his bed the day after he had finished his first shift have said they feel “let down” by the NHS. Michael Anderson, of Arbour Way, Norton, died of natural causes in January due to a heart condition. His father, Kevin is upset it took almost three months