Showing posts with label United Kingdom; Medicine; Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Sudden Death Gene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Kingdom; Medicine; Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Sudden Death Gene. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 01, 2017

The Sudden Death Gene: Calls To Screen For Silent Killer As UK’s 620,000 Face Increased Heart Risk

SURVIVED: Fabrice Muamba & DIED: Miles Frost. In 2012, Premier League footballer Fabrice Muamba (pictured left), then 23, collapsed on the pitch at White Hart Lane; Miles Frost (pictured right), eldest son of broadcaster Sir David Frost, collapsed and died aged 31 in 2015
Hundreds of thousands of people are living with a faulty gene that puts them at risk of sudden death, UK experts warn.