Qualified doctors and technical staff from Cry use the screenings to detect any possible symptoms of hypertonic and dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Dr. Frank Stegall, a cardiologist at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome, told Gonzalez he had a chronically weak heart, or dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Mrs Lunt, 55, was unaware her son had been suffering from an undiagnosed heart defect which can cause hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy and lead to sudden death syndrome.

BBC: Manx heart charity frustrated as free screenings missed