Ashley Jolly

A child, youth or a person in the middle stages of life may be at risk from sudden cardiac death due to an underlying heart condition. He or she will appear healthy and in many cases you will have no idea that something might be wrong. With knowledge of the signs, symptoms and genetic implications, these cardiac conditions can be diagnosed and treated appropriately.

Symptoms to watch for:

• Family history of unexpected, unexplained sudden death of an apparently healthy person.
• Fainting (syncope) or seizure during physical activity, especially if it happens repeatedly
• Fainting (syncope) or seizure resulting from emotional excitement, emotional distress, startle or onarousal from sleep
• Consistent or unusual chest pain and/or abnormal shortness of breath during exercise.

Why SADS UK was established

SADS UK, The Ashley Jolly SAD Trust helps to save lives.

Help SADS UK provide Heart Monitors and Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) to safeguard the community.

SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome) is an umbrella term for conditions such as:

• The Long QT Syndrome (LQT)
• Short QT Syndrome
• Brugada Syndrome
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)
• Catecholaminergic Polyventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
• ARVD
• HCM

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