New research led by City St George’s, University of London has found that routine heart screening in young people can identify potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions and save lives, and that repeat checks are essential to detect conditions that develop over time. Published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), the study is the largest of its kind. It analyzed outcomes from more than 104,000 people aged 14 to 35 who underwent electrocardiogram (ECG) heart checks through Cardiac Risk in the Young’s (CRY) national screening program between 2008 and 2018.
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