When death is the first sign anything is wrong: Sudden cardiac death in young people

By Julie Power
Updated July 5 2016 - 10:23am, first published June 23 2016 - 8:36pm
 Emily Wheatley with daughters  Ruth (left) and Olwen. Emily's husband Michael died suddenly while playing a game of beach volleyball. He collapsed and couldn't be resuscitated. Photo: Simone De Peak
Emily Wheatley with daughters Ruth (left) and Olwen. Emily's husband Michael died suddenly while playing a game of beach volleyball. He collapsed and couldn't be resuscitated. Photo: Simone De Peak
Professor Chris Semsarian's research revealing as many as 27 of sudden cardiac deaths can be attributed to a gene mutation was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Photo: Kobi Print
Professor Chris Semsarian's research revealing as many as 27 of sudden cardiac deaths can be attributed to a gene mutation was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Photo: Kobi Print
Emily Wheatley with daughters Ruth (left) and Olwen. Emily's husband Michael died suddenly while playing a game of beach volleyball. He collapsed and couldn't be resuscitated. Photo: Simone De Peak SDP
Emily Wheatley with daughters Ruth (left) and Olwen. Emily's husband Michael died suddenly while playing a game of beach volleyball. He collapsed and couldn't be resuscitated. Photo: Simone De Peak SDP

 

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