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Staff and students at a university are being screened for undiagnosed heart conditions.

The University of Gloucestershire has teamed up with the Cardiac Risk in the Young charity (CRY) to carry out electrocardiogram (ECG) tests, which can detect heart muscle disorders and electrical faults of the heart.

According to the charity, at least 12 seemingly fit and healthy young people aged 35 and under die from undiagnosed heart conditions every week in the UK.

Eve Scarle, associate head of the university’s school of health and social care, said: “Many heart conditions that affect young people do not present with symptoms until it is too late and they suffer a cardiac arrest.”