Heart Screening for Young People at Tarporley

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The Vital Signs Foundation (VSF) is a heart screening charity who work to prevent unnecessary loss of life in young people from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Did you know that 12-16 young people die every week from Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

The VSF want to make sure that this doesn't happen to any of the young people of our or surrounding villages. The VSF is holding a screening event on Saturday 15th September at Macdonald Portal Hotel, Tarporley. The screening is for those aged 16-35 years old.

The VSF run the sessions in the northwest with together with the Medics from Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. The sessions are free, take approximately 30-40 mins during which each person:

• Completes a health and family questionnaire,
• has their blood pressure checked by a paramedic,
• has an ecg and if necessary has an echocardiagram,
• discusses the results with the consultant.

The sessions need to be booked in advance contact Lynn Hedgecoe info@vsf.org.uk

CLICK HERE to understand what the sessions entail.

CLICK HERE for more information on the work of the Vital Signs Foundation.