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Cardiac screening in the young for the detection of cardiovascular disease and prevention of sudden cardiac death

  • Daniel T Tardo1,2,3
  • Sanjay Sharma1,2,4
4 affiliations
  1. 1Cardiovascular and Genomics Research Institute, City St. George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
  2. 2St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
  3. 3School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia.
  4. 4Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic London, London, United Kingdom.
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Abstract

Sudden cardiac death in the young is often due to silent inherited cardiac conditions. Although evidence increasingly supports cardiac screening as a preventative strategy, policies and frameworks differ globally. Structured screening frameworks that utilise AI-enabled technologies show great potential for enhancing disease detection and risk prediction.

In this Perspective, Daniel Tardo and Sanjay Sharma discuss evidence that supports cardiac screening in the young as a preventative strategy for cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac death. They highlight the need for structured screening frameworks, and discuss the potential of AI-enabled technologies for disease detection and risk prediction.

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@article{tardo2026cardiac,
  title = {{Cardiac screening in the young for the detection of cardiovascular disease and prevention of sudden cardiac death}},
  author = {Daniel T Tardo and Sanjay Sharma},
  journal = {PLOS Medicine},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1005278},
  url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1005278},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cardiac screening in the young for the detection of cardiovascular disease and prevention of sudden cardiac death
AU  - Daniel T Tardo
AU  - Sanjay Sharma
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/22
JO  - PLOS Medicine
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005278
UR  - https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1005278
AB  - Sudden cardiac death in the young is often due to silent inherited cardiac conditions. Although evidence increasingly supports cardiac screening as a preventative strategy, policies and frameworks differ globally. Structured screening frameworks that utilise AI-enabled technologies show great potential for enhancing disease detection and risk prediction.  In this Perspective, Daniel Tardo and Sanjay Sharma discuss evidence that supports cardiac screening in the young as a preventative strategy for cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac death. They highlight the need for structured screening frameworks, and discuss the potential of AI-enabled technologies for disease detection and risk prediction.
SN  - 1549-1676
SN  - 1549-1277
ER  -