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The charity Welsh Hearts currently provides reduced-cost heart screening, but they believe it should be funded for by the government<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A heart screening session typically takes 15 minutes. Photo courtesy of Welsh Hearts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Welsh Hearts is providing heart screening services across Wales, to reduce the number of deaths related to heart conditions in young people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity uses money from donations to provide free CPR training and heart screening for eight to 45 year olds in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A petition<\/a> has been launched aiming to convince the Welsh government to support the initiative, as services are currently funded by donations from the general public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Owen, the charity director, said: \u201cIn Italy, where screening is mandatory for sports people, it has been shown to lead to an 89% decrease in sudden cardiac death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity<\/a> reported that the figures show at least 12 young people die every week in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions, and survival rates after a cardiac arrest are only around three percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe purpose of the screening is to detect any abnormalities before it\u2019s too late, because there are often no symptoms displayed, or they simply go unnoticed,\u201d said Sharon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The screening consists of an ECG, and if abnormalities are found, or if there is a history of sudden deaths in the family, an echocardiogram is also carried out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon added: \u201cWhile we appreciate no single test can definitively rule out all heart conditions, we do sincerely believe that our screenings can, and already have, prevented a number of deaths in young people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They aim to eventually offer free sessions and will need around \u00a31m per year to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, for now, they offer part-funded sessions for \u00a365, which is cheaper than a private session, which can cost around \u00a3300. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashleigh Edwards, 22, a GP receptionist from Blackwood, has had her heart screened, along with her siblings. She said: \u201cIt\u2019s a great idea because I know one boy, from the valleys, who died when he was 15 from a heart problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity is also working to place more defibrillators in the community, which is an electronic device used to treat cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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