The Center for Coronary Artery Anomalies at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is conducting research which includes the screening of 10,000 middle school students in the Houston Independent School District and other area schools to detect abnormalities in the heart prior to their leading to sudden death in children. This research could lead to important findings about the causes of heart-related deaths among athletes - while also detecting problems in athletes screened as part of the research protocol.
Learn more at the Texas Heart Institute website...