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Name: Sara Krauss |
Date of Occurrence: 2004-09 |
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Cause/Defect: HCM |
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Sara collapsed from undiagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at her drill practice at Katy High School in Sept. 2004. She was 16 years old. Sara was Sunshine. Her smile could light up a room. The autopsy showed the she had HCM in such an advanced form that even a AED would not have saved her. Our push is, therefore, in the area of heart screenings for high school athletics. Fortunately, no one else in our family shows signs of HCM. More |
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Name: Kayla Burt |
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My daughter, Kayla Burt, was a basketball player at the University of Washington, when at 20, she suffered a cardiac arrest. It was 12/31/2002, and some of her teammates gave her CPR until paramedics arrived and defibrillated her. The cause has not fully been determined, but she has gone on to be a very active young woman. Kayla is currently an Assistant Coach at a college in Portland and loves life. She is learning to play the piano, runs daily, and speaks on occasion about living with a heart condition. More |
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