Sudden heart related death in young people

[Bonzo Dog]

Very sad reading below. In the UK, 12 young people die from an undiagnosed heart condition every week. What must the global figure be??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7663009.stm

 

[skeptic49]

Sad article indeed. I hope that it raises awareness among families with young children who might be at risk.

Jim

 

[lb151]

My youngest son was 22 when he died suddenly. He was perfectly healthy in every way,,planning his wedding. There were no warnings at all that something was wrong. I had taken ill several years before with my own heart ailment. We have since traced back sudden death heart problems for generations and are part of a gene study with the Oregon Health and Science Institute. My older son has echos done every 2 years but the doctors say that is not much reassurance as this can happen so suddenly. It deserves much more research.

 

[Cooker]

It is a very common and tragic problem it seem here (Southern USA). We had a rash of student athletes die suddenly with heart issues. They (the schools) are trying to improve screening ... no one expects heart problems in teen athletes ... very sad.

 

[Bina]

My youngest son was 22 when he died suddenly. He was perfectly healthy in every way,,planning his wedding. There were no warnings at all that something was wrong. I had taken ill several years before with my own heart ailment. We have since traced back sudden death heart problems for generations and are part of a gene study with the Oregon Health and Science Institute. My older son has echos done every 2 years but the doctors say that is not much reassurance as this can happen so suddenly. It deserves much more research.

Lou, What a great way to honour your son by volunteering to be part of the study.

 

[Duff Man]

There were quite a few SCD's with the athletes in Michigan for a while too last year or the year before. It's odd because I never gave it a thought when I was growing up... I guess it's pretty usual for a few people to die on big marathons with a big number of people.