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The first heart screening session to be held in memory of a Lancaster woman has been launched.

As we reported in 2022, Laura West was just 29 when she suffered a fatal cardiac arrest after a swim. She had no previous symptoms and was a fit and healthy medic serving in the Army at 3 Medical Regiment in Preston.

After her death, it was discovered that Laura had the heart condition Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) which can be genetic.