Electrocardiogram (ECG) scans should be made compulsory for all young people.

• Petition
• Statistics
• Map

Petition Action

Electrocardiogram (ECG) scans should be made compulsory for all young people.

Petition Details

Test every teenager for deadly undiagnosed heart defects that kills 12 people every week in the UK. 80% of heart defects are found through ECG scans, as there are no symptoms - meaning hundreds of lives would be saved each year. One in 500 people suffer and their hearts could stop at any point.

Additional Information

Renowned cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma, medical director for the virgin London Marathon and Professor of Cardiology at St George's University Hospital, agrees saying: 'Each week 12 young people in the UK die suddenly from a heart condition they didn't know they had.' 'The vast majority of those - more than 80% - won't have symptoms, but the same proportion would have been picked up through a three minute ECG.'

---

You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus