HEARTS aims to save young lives (USA)

In May, nearly 100 6th graders were screened for cardiac problems at Key Middle School, Texas, USA. Preliminary results show that 10 of those children had problems that needed medical treatment. Two of those students had heart abnormalities that could have led to sudden death. The findings led those two children to be treated at Children’s Memorial Hermann. Five other Key Middle School students had heart conditions that need to be monitored. Three more students had high blood pressure problems that required treatment. The results surprised Dr. John Higgins, the principal investigator of the Houston Early Age Risk Testing and Screening Study or HEARTS program