Brentford hosts life-saving heart screenings
Brentford and Heart of West London partner organisations held free heart screenings last weekend, helping to reduce the number of young people dying each week in the UK from undiagnosed heat conditions
Brentford hosted free heart screenings last weekend, providing potentially life-saving cardiac assessment for young people aged 18-35.
Held at the Community Stadium Hub across Saturday and Sunday, Heart of West London (HoWL) partner organisations Brentford FC Community Sports Trust (BFCCST), Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), the Robert Rowan Memorial Fund (RRMF) and A-K-A Day charity ran the vital screenings.
198 people were able to undertake the cardiac assessment, following on from the 1000th free heart screening this time last year funded by RRMF.
According to CRY’s research, 12 young people under the age of 35 die each week in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions.
HoWL’s mission is to prevent sudden cardiac death by increasing access to resources and support and by ensuring everyone has the skill to save lives.
Following the sudden death of her husband Robert, former Brentford technical director, who tragically suffered a fatal sudden cardiac arrest in 2018 aged 28, Suzanne has spearheaded free heart screenings.
She said: “I’m so pleased to be holding our ninth screening event with CRY in Robert’s memory, our fifth event with Brentford and third since the start of our HoWL initiative.
“I’m hugely grateful to the Trust and Club for the of use the Community Sports Hub. Robert’s legacy lives on through the vital work we do with CRY and our HoWL partnership.
“Screenings save lives and knowing that others will benefit and can be protected from an undiagnosed heart condition brings a lot of comfort.”
