Somerset teenager who lost sister to SADS in BBCâs Sudden Death: My Sister s Secret Killer
Patrick Mead, 18, lost his sister when she died in her sleep after suffering an unexplained cardiac arrest
Patrick Mead, 18, from Frome in Somerset (Image: BBC)
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A Somerset teenager who lost his 19-year-old sister to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) is calling for routine screening of young people for the condition in a new BBC documentary.
A brother who lost his completely healthy 19-year-old sister to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) is calling for more routine screening of young people to prevent further tragedies.
Patrick Mead, 18, from Frome, Somerset, was 17 when his mother made the harrowing discovery his sibling Lauren had passed away in her sleep after suffering an unexplained cardiac arrest in October 2019.
SADS affects around 500 people in the UK every year, and shockingly, since Lauren died, it has claimed the lives of 12 young people every week.
The UK National Screening Committee does not currently recommend routine cardiac screening for young people, but sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death in young athletes during exercise.