The screening at UniGlam went very well on November 29th. Around 120 people were seen. Peter and his team did a wonderful job and Sam did 17 Echos on the day. The registrar who was reviewing the patients, Dr Carey Edwards, was kept very busy and he talked to everyone who attended. Anne Thomas
A pioneering new development to test children born in 1995 across the South East of England Every day at least one family in the UK (12 young, apparently fit people, die every week) will suffer the trauma of loosing a young (35 and under) person to an undiagnosed heart condition. These genetic conditions drastically affect thousands
Today, charity Cardiac Risk in the Young and health and well-being company Philips unveil the first results from their Test My Heart Tour 09. The tour visited 13 locations in England and tested over 2,000 young people’s hearts to detect any abnormalities that could lead to Sudden Death Syndrome. Currently, 13 young people have been found
First free heart testing tour of England comes Welwyn Garden City CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09 aims to reduce number of heart deaths of apparently fit and healthy young people Hertfordshire, UK – A new national campaign aiming to reduce the number of undiagnosed heart conditions reached Welwyn Garden City on the 20th and
Margo Wright raised £5,500 to bring the CRY mobile cardiac screening equipment and a specialist medical team to Netherfields Community Centre in Beckfield in February 2004. Screening started at 9.30am and went on all through the day. Forty Young people were signed up for the screening Margo’s 32 year old daughter was found dead at the
More than 50 people will hopefully get peace of mind thanks to cardiac screening sessions in Redcar. The town’s United Reformed Church hosted the sessions over the weekend. They were organised by the CRY charity (Cardiac Risk in the Young) through Redcar parents Maralyn and Kenny Bowen, whose son Ian died aged 19 from the rare