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Heart Diseases: Children

Asked by Andrew GwynneIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 September 2025UIN 73950

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the feasibility of implementing swab tests for the detection of Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies in children with risk factors for those diseases.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

No assessment has been made as this test is in development, backed by the British Heart Foundation. An early study has been undertaken, but further research is needed.

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