Free Teen Heart Screening
Name:
Free Teen Heart Screening
Date:
December 15, 2018
Event Description:
This is a FREE event. Championship Hearts screens young athletes, ages 14-18, for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM causes a thickening of the heart wall, and can lead to obstruction of blood flow and an erratic heartbeat. HCM typically does not present any symptoms. HCM is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people. HCM effects roughly 1 in 500.