heart health

Ditch that morning workout!

2 years ago

Her daughter was only 31 when she passed away. A heartbroken mother has spoken out about Sudden Adult Death Syndrome after losing her young daughter. Margherita Cummins’ daughter passed away last summer at the age of 31. Her daughter Catherine Keane was healthy and frequently went to the gym, but was found dead in her […]

3 years ago

Doctors performed heart surgery on Sebastian while he was still in the womb.

9 years ago

New estimates released from the British Heart Foundation today show that around 620,000 people in the UK are carrying a faulty gene that puts them at high risk of sudden death. The heart health charity says that the overall figures could be much higher due to underdiagnosis and undiscovered faulty genes which can increase a […]

9 years ago

Last month The Family Heart Screening Clinic at The Mater Hospital Foundation began the cardiac screening of children. The clinic offers support to those families who have lost a loved one, under the age of 35, to Sudden Arrhythmic/Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). We recently spoke to Dr Catherine McGorrian, Consultant Cardiologist at The Mater, about […]

10 years ago

Experts have warned that Irish women are avoiding a simple test that could potentially save their lives.  Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the biggest killer in Ireland, responsible for one in two deaths amongst women, however, new research commissioned by Flora pro.activ amongst over 45s shows that half of women are unaware of their cholesterol number. […]

11 years ago