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Heart Hospital of Austin has screened the hearts of 5,086 high school students

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

1 in 500

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Since 2001, Heart Hospital of Austin has provided life-saving heart screenings for Central Texas youth. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a serious heart condition that affects 1 in 500 student athletes every year, often without any warning. Because HCM is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people, Heart Hospital of Austin provides free heart screenings to the student athletes in our community each year. Our screenings are for youth ages 14 to 18 and include: blood pressure assessment, electrocardiogram (EKG) and an echocardiogram, a non-invasive picture of the heart.

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