A 42-year-old marathon runner, “in excellent physical condition and healthy,” died from one cardiac arrest Weeks after doctors dismissed his symptoms and diagnosed him Indigestion. Now the family is calling on the British justice system National Health Service (NHS) be held responsible for negligence.
Christian Hudsona former ju-jitsu champion and cyclist from Huddersfield, West YorkshireAccording to British media, the patient in England began suffering from chest pain in February 2025 Daily Mail.
On February 14th he went to New Cross Hospital from Wolverhampton. There the doctors told him that the pain he felt was a “Type of indigestion” and they sent him home without further testing. The symptoms initially appeared after a meal.
Caroline ChandlerThe coroner in charge of the inquest in Bradford said if Hudson’s symptoms had been assessed according to NHS guidelines he would probably still be alive.
“Contrary to recommendations You have not had a troponin (muscle protein) test done “That could have identified his heart disease and that’s why he didn’t receive treatment,” Chandler said.
Troponin is a protein that is released into the bloodstream when the heart muscle is damaged. As per NHS guidelines Patients with chest pain should have a blood test done to monitor your values. A higher than normal troponin level could indicate heart damage or a heart attack.
Chandler concluded Troponin testomitted contrary to recommended guidelines may have identified Hudson’s heart disease.
“If appropriate escalation of his treatment had taken place, it is possible, on the balance of probabilities, that his heart disease would have been identified and treated.” he wouldn’t have died when he did it,” the coroner said.
The athlete’s mother, Debra HudsonHe reported that, aside from chickenpox, his son had “never gotten sick” since childhood, not even having a cough, cold, flu or headache. That’s why Hudson’s friends called him “the fittest man in the world.”
The Hudson family are now calling for senior officials at New Cross Hospital to be held accountable for Kristian’s death. Debra Hudson said: “It is heartbreaking to think that Kristian lost his life People didn’t do their job correctly”.
He also expressed hope that an investigation or action “is possible prevent future deaths similar kind”.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which owns the hospital, has until Friday December 19 to respond to the coroner’s findings. Joe Chadwick BellGroup chief executive of the trust expressed “sincere condolences” to Mr Hudson’s family. However, the board did not comment further due to “ongoing discussions.”
NHS figures show that while most heart events occur in older ages, hospital admissions for heart attacks among people in their 30s and 40s have increased in recent years.
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