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Midfielder Charlie Lee
gets his heart checked out

by Jenni Horn

As Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba was discharged from hospital
just weeks after collapsing on the pitch, Gillingham FC players
have been tested for heart problems today.

A screening day at Priestfield Stadium was set up by the family
of former Gillingham youth player Jack Maddams, who died in his
sleep in March 2008.

It was later discovered the 17-year-old Rochester Math School
pupil had an undetected heart defect.

Jack Maddams died in
March 2008

Since his death, Jack's family have raised more than £17,000 for
the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to help pay for young
people to be tested for heart problems.

The event, the second of its kind paid for by the family's
fundraising, is exactly one month since Bolton midfielder Muamba
suffered a cardiac arrest during a televised game.

The 24-year-old has made an amazing recovery after spending four
weeks at the London Chest Hospital. He was discharged yesterday
after being fitted with a defibrillator under his collar bone,
which could save his life if he suffers another cardiac
arrest.

Fabrice Muamba made
a remarkable recovery since collapsing on the pitch

The screening also comes as a top cardiac doctor calls for every
young sports player to be tested for heart problems.

Dr Sanjay Sharma, a consultant cardiologist for CRY and
cardiologist for the 2012 Olympics, said people who exercise
intensively are three times at greater risk of sudden cardiac death
than people who don't exercise.

Every first team player and youth player were given the short
test, which takes around 30 minutes. Doctors were on-hand to give
them the results immediately.

The event was also a chance for anyone aged 14 to 35 to be
checked for heart defects. Jack's dad Roger said appointments
became fully booked within hours of Muamba collapsing.