Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67776
Heart Diseases: Young People
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people diagnosed with heart conditions receive appropriate (a) lifestyle advice, (b) treatment and (c) follow-up care to prevent cardiac arrest.
Answer
Ashley DaltonMost cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) are related to undetected cardiovascular disease. In the younger population, SCD is often due to congenital heart defects. Given this, genomics has an important role to play in diagnosing and supporting the treatme...
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