Overview

• Catherine Murray, 34, finished the 21-mile Edinburgh Kiltwalk to raise money for British Heart Foundation research and to improve her own health.
• Her husband, Iain Murray, 32, died in May 2023 from undiagnosed coronary heart disease six months after their wedding.
• She found him unresponsive at home, performed about six minutes of CPR, and paramedics worked for roughly 45 minutes without success.
• BHF reports a cardiovascular death every three minutes in the UK and around 350 Scottish families bereaved each week, with 2023 deaths the highest since 2008.
• NHS guidance urges recognition of key warning signs, including chest pain, shortness of breath, radiating pain to the neck or arms, fainting, and nausea.