Ciara Lawlor had a rare and potentially fatal underlying heart condition that was only diagnosed at autopsy, Ciara Lawlor had a rare and potentially fatal underlying heart condition that was only diagnosed at autopsy, THE PARENTS OF a teenager who collapsed at a Kodaline concert and later died have welcomed system changes to be implemented following her death.
However, Pediatric Cardiologist at Crumlin, Prof Colin McMahon said a stress test, which he had ordered for Ciara but was not carried out, could have helped diagnose the condition. “Ciara was behind me, she was fine, she’d made no complaints about how she was feeling,” her friend Evelyn Murphy said. Mrs Lawlor told the inquest her daughter, who loved running, had been getting weaker in the months leading up to her death.