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    • Living with a condition
      • myheart – Support Network
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Information for General Practitioners

CRY provides a number of services that can help General Practitioners support families affected by a young sudden cardiac death; and young people diagnosed with an inherited cardiac condition. These include support services, clinical services and educational resources.

Educational Resources

Medical Information about cardiac conditions in young people

General information about cardiac conditions:

  • Medical information booklet (download PDF)
  • Medical information section
  • CRY literature (free on request)

Medical information videos:

  • Screening Q & As
  • Medical information DVD (free on request)
  • Sample ECG patterns explained

Specialist medical knowledge about sports cardiology and inherited cardiovascular conditions - leading experts presenting at the annual CRY Conference:

  • Annual CRY International Conference

Support Services

Support after a young sudden cardiac death or after a diagnosis of an inherited cardiac condition

Bereavement support for families after a young sudden cardiac death:

  • CRY’s Bereavement Support programme
  • Bereavement Support Days

myheart Network

  • Support for young people diagnosed with a cardiac condition

Resources and videos explaining the different roles and responsibilities of various specialists in the event of a young sudden cardiac death:

  • Pathologist
  • A Guide to the Coroners Services
  • Cardiologist
  • Geneticist

Clinical Services

NHS referrals, expert pathology and cardiac screening

Fast-track cardiac referral to The CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions & Sports Cardiology:

  • Launch of the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions & Sports Cardiology

CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology (CRY CCP) – fast-track cardiac pathology after a young sudden cardiac or unexplained death:

  • CRY CCP website

Cardiac screening – for any young person aged 14 to 35, funded by CRY:

  • CRY screening programme

The CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and Sports Cardiology is a subsidised service accessed via an NHS GP referral. All other services are fully funded by CRY and can be accessed by contacting CRY directly.
Useful links:

  • NICE syncope (TLoC) guidelines http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs71
  • European Society of Cardiology guidelines on syncope
  • National Service Framework (NSF) chapter 8 guidelines. Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death NSF Chapter 8
  • National Screening Committee policy on screening for HCM http://www.screening.nhs.uk/hcm
  • Professor Sanjay Sharma’s comments in response to a report published by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) NSC Sanjay comments
  • Upcoming CRY cardiac screening dates http://www.testmyheart.org.uk

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