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Wednesday 11 May 2011The case for compulsory screeningTommy Breheny   While the post mortem results are not yet released it is expected that the cause of death of Kieran Hegarty will be a case of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). The first time I heard of this syndrome was in the aftermath of the death

Irish Times Thursday 28th April 2011 Calls for defibrillators in all schools after death Louise Holden A Waterford principal has launched a campaign to provide defibrillators to all schools after her seven-year old niece died of sudden cardiac arrest on a school trip last year. Becky Whelan of Crehena National School in Waterford collapsed in

Irish Times-HealthTuesday, 29th March 2011 Mobile cardiac screening for 2,000 GAA players Brian O’Connell Heartaid, a new mobile cardiac screening service founded by Cork man Ed Donovan, has agreed a deal with the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) to provide screening to inter county players. The programme, which will be available to more than 2,000 players

Anderson-Fabry disease in young peopleby Helen O’Donnell Anderson-Fabry disease (more commonly known as Fabry disease) is a rare X-linked recessive metabolic disease that can affect a lot of systems within the body. It is estimated to affect one in 40,000 males.1,2 It was discovered in the 19th century by a German physician called Johann Fabry