"When he was in the ICU, that was the first time we ever heard sudden cardiac arrest. Didn't know that was a thing, didn't know that this could happen to seemingly healthy kids, Sarmento said. We realized that if we didn't know, there were many other families that didn't know, and then finding out that a simple EKG test could have detected what was wrong with his heart is what motivated us to do this event."
"Although it's reported that one in 300 children have an undiagnosed heart condition that can put them at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, she said the risk could be far greater. Of the 12,000 kids Sarmento's foundation has screened, she said they've identified 115 with issues. She added that the foundation has commonly caught electrical issues with the heart, specifically Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome."
The Kyle J. Taylor Foundation organized a free heart screening event at Saratoga High School in partnership with 22 nonprofits. The event honored National Youth Heart Screening Day and followed the foundation's second annual outreach. Co-founder Jennifer Sarmento launched the nonprofit after her son, Kyle Taylor, died of sudden cardiac arrest in 2018 and learned a simple EKG could have detected his condition. The foundation has screened 12,000 children and identified 115 with heart issues, frequently detecting electrical disorders such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Volunteers with medical knowledge staffed five stations on campus to provide screenings and education to students and families.
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