…a pathologist who confirmed she had an undiagnosed heart condition called arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. A normal athlete will strengthen their heart but in someone with this condition, exercise will make it worse, like straining a pulled muscle.
We’ve discovered since then that more than 600 young people die from a sudden cardiac arrest each year (that’s at least 12 a week) and 80 per cent of young people have no symptoms at all. Many are found dead in their beds by their parents.
My agony at the day my daughter, 20, went for a hike on holiday in the South of France – and the terrible twist of fate that meant she never came back
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