For the second Christmas running, students from London’s Royal Academy of Music and fellow students from Knutsford raised the roof of St John’s Church in Knutsford when they performed ‘An Evening of Vocal Music’. The charity concert, raising money for CRY, was organised by former Knutsford Academy pupil Jake Phillips and made a very festive start
View News – 2nd February 2017 The Chaffcombe community quiz to raise money Cardiac Risk in the Young was organised by Hillary mead, and will ensure the local young people can take advantage of an upcoming screening event in the srea. The quiz raised £400 for CRY. Read more
Portsmouth Today – 2nd February 2017 A fundraising appeal has raised more than £1,500 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) after Carl Buckley died from cardiac arrest, due to an undiagnosed heart condition. His cousin, Louise Barlow, is raising funds and awareness for CRY in order to prevent the same fate for other young people.
PoliticsHome – 2nd February 2017 PoliticsHome speaks to Cardiac Risk in the Young’s CEO, Dr Steven Cox, about why sudden death syndrome in the young is not the ‘tiny issue’ the National Screening Committee has made it out to be. Read more
BBC News – 1st February 2017 Each week in the UK, about 12 seemingly healthy people aged 35 or under are victims of sudden cardiac death, largely due to undiagnosed heart conditions. Read more
Two CRY families are nearly £1,000 better off thanks to the generosity of the folk of Sheffield. The Manor Operatic Society of Sheffield’s panto this year was Jack and the Beanstalk and two CRY families were lucky enough to be able to collect for CRY after the eight matinee performances at Sheffield’s City Hall. The families
Dr Steven Cox, Chief Executive of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) comments; “Statistics and ‘guestimates’ predicting the genetic risk of people dying suddenly from coronary heart disease OR sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) in young people are two very different things. Whilst the impact of any sudden death is utterly devastating, it is
The Irish News – 1st February 2017 Jenny Lee speaks to a Co Antrim mum-of-two who is putting her running shoes to the test this year to raise awareness of, and funds for research into, sudden cardiac death after her partner died at the age of 32. Read more
Gazette News – 31st January 2017 Caring colleagues of a young woman who died suddenly have raised nearly £12,500 in her memory. Read more
09.00- 10.30 Session: Solving Common Conundrums in Sports Cardiology Chairs: Professor Sanjay Sharma, shop Dr Maite Tome 09.00-09.10 Introduction Prof Sanjay Sharma, unhealthy London, sickness UK 09.15- 09.25 Aortic assessment in athletes- Getting to the root of the problem Dr Sabiha Gati, London, UK 09.30- 09.40 Echocardiography in Dilated Cardiomyopathy- An age-old tool but what is