Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)

Preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families

Awareness

Awareness not only helps identify those at risk, but also ensures correct clinical practice when treating a young person with an inherited cardiac condition.

Screening to identify young people at risk is cost-effective when conducted correctly – the conditions can be treated, securing a future for those identified. All young people should have the choice to be tested.

Research

CRY’s research programme gives us unique access to general population-based data, enabling comparisons between athletes, ethnicities and gender. Better understanding of what is normal for young people, can better identify and treat those at risk.

Support

The emotional impact of the sudden, seemingly inexplicable death of a young person on their family cannot be underestimated. CRY offers emotional and clinical support following a young sudden cardiac death.

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Preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families.

My Story

Josh Fell

On the 9th June 2011 our beautiful 15 year old son Josh Fell went out to play football with his friends on the local school field. That was the last time we saw him alive. He passed away from SADS on the school field after feeling tired and dizzy after playing football. He had only been

Cardiac Screening

CRY offers subsidised ECG and Echocardiogram screening to all young people between the ages of 14 & 35. There is a simple way to diagnose most cardiac abnormalities. This is by having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test. Results should be read by a cardiologist. For extra clarity an Echocardiogram (ultrasound scan) can also be done.If there has been a young (under 35) sudden death in the family, the family is entitled to be screened on the NHS. All of CRY’s public events are free to attend.

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young people screened for a cardiac condition

Latest News

CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2024

Read all about our flagship event in London - with over 1000 supporters joining us in Southwark Park this year, the Bridges Walk continues to be a place to connect and remember for those who have suffered the loss of a young person to YSCD

#12AWeek Campaign - Help CRY raise awareness and vital funds for our screening programme

Cardiac screening will save young lives. 12 people aged 35 and under die suddenly from heart conditions in the UK every week.

How research can lead to review and potential reform for UK screening policy

Interview with Dr Harshil Dhutia (Consultant cardiologist, Glenfield Hospital Leicester & Clinical Lead for the Inherited Cardiac Conditions service, University Hospitals of Leicester): CRY’s Research Fellows – both past and present – are playing an increasing role in helping to inform and influence decision makers, based on their highly acclaimed, published research papers and the...

CRY Update Magazine Issue 92

Issue 92 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2023. We also highlight some of CRY news including CRY’s visit to the Welsh and Scottish Parliaments gaining pledges for CRY’s national aims. It also includes writeups for the CRY medical conference and raising awareness week which includes...

CRY staff enjoy a “Deep Dive” into its unique new charity partnership!

CRY Staff enjoy a “Deep Dive” into it's unique new charity partnership! A team of submariners from HMS Agincourt made the journey down from Barrow-in-Furness to CRY’s HQ in Surrey to officially launch a pioneering fundraising collaborationThe Royal Navy’s HMS Agincourt - the last of the Astute class submarines currently being built at the BAE...

Empowering Hearts: Dr. Joyee Basu's Groundbreaking Research Redefines Exercise Guidelines for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients

Profiling the work, research and academic achievements of former CRY Research Fellow, Dr Joyee Basu, who has now returned to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where she is working as a final year cardiology registrar and continues to advocate for the benefits of cardiac screening and cardiac rehabilitation to help people with a heart...

Members of the Senedd show “Support for CRY"

Wednesday 29 November saw the inaugural ‘drop in’ session for Members of the Senedd as part of the new #MSsupport4CRY campaign, championed by Cllr. Jane Gebbie (Deputy Leader of Bridgend Borough Council) in memory of her grandson Justin who died suddenly and tragically from a heart condition in 2019, aged just 19.

MSPs Show Support For CRY

Last Thursday (26 October) saw the launch of the #MSPSupport4CRY campaign in the Scottish Parliament, championed by the friends and family of former political aide, David Hill, who tragically died from a previously undiagnosed heart condition last year (19 March 2022).

The impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition

The impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition is an issue that often comes up at myheart meetings or is discussed amongst our members Recently, two important research reviews – spearheaded by doctors who both have an association with CRY’s research programme – have been published in Heart...

CRY Heart of Durham Walk 2024

This important date in the CRY calendar each year hopes to give supporters the opportunity to connect with others, remember those who have died from Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD) and support those living with a heart condition. Walk to raise awareness, reflect and remember.

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Preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families.

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Preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families

Preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families

Awareness

Screening

Research

Support

Quick links

CRY's Vision

My Story

Josh Fell

Cardiac Screening

Latest News

CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2024

#12AWeek Campaign - Help CRY raise awareness and vital funds for our screening programme

How research can lead to review and potential reform for UK screening policy

CRY Update Magazine Issue 92

CRY staff enjoy a “Deep Dive” into its unique new charity partnership!

Empowering Hearts: Dr. Joyee Basu's Groundbreaking Research Redefines Exercise Guidelines for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients

Members of the Senedd show “Support for CRY"

MSPs Show Support For CRY

The impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition

CRY Heart of Durham Walk 2024

Fundraising

Cotswold Way Challenge

Peak District Challenge

RideLondon Essex-100

Charity Skydive

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Great North Run

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