3,500 free heart checks since 2007

MORE than 3,500 people with worrying heart symptoms or a family member with a genetic heart condition have been assessed for free by the Centre for Cardiac Risk in Younger Persons (CRYP) since 2007.

3,500 free heart checks since 2007
Sat, 16 Apr, 2011 - 01:00
Kerrie Kennedy

According to the latest CRYP report, more than 1,350 people were screened in the centre last year with 10% of these eventually diagnosed with a heart condition.

The age range of patients screened was from one to 74 years, with most aged between 14 and 35 years.

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