In April, CRY’s Research Fellows attended EuroPRevent 2011. Organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), it is the biggest meeting in Europe on Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Held over 3 days, it includes meetings, presentations and courses with the aim of advancing knowledge. Both existing and previous CRY Research Fellows presented their research to attendees
CRY Research Fellow, Dr Saqib Ghani, had the article ‘Pre-participation cardiovascular screening in athletes: when and how?’ published in the journal ‘Cardiovascular Medicine’, January 2012. CRY Communications Officer, Mair Shepherd, caught up with him on his return flight from a CRY screening clinic in Northern Ireland to find out more. What was the article about? This
CRY Research Fellow, Dr Abbas Zaidi, had the article ‘Physiological Right Ventricular Adaptation in Elite Athletes of African and Afro-Caribbean Origin’ published in the journal ‘Circulation’ (April 2013). [Full text here] CRY Communications Officer, Mair Shepherd, caught up with him to find out more about this article. What was your research about? We know that when
Former CRY Research Fellow, Dr Navin Chandra, had the article ‘Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: Practical Challenges and Diagnostic Dilemmas’ published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (March 2013). [Full text here] CRY Communications Officer, Mair Shepherd, caught up with him to find out more about the research behind this article. What
“After losing one of my best friends, Pippa Chowne, to SADS, I’ve been extremely determined to raise awareness and money for this charity. So, as CRY Awareness Week rolled up again for 2013, I was eager to promote and fundraise around my school once more. Of course, the cake sale is always one of the highlights
“On 29th November 2013 I held a coffee morning for the CRY Great Cake Bake. We had an amazing response from friends, neighbours and family and raised £320.00. I dedicate this to Julia Davison from New Zealand who was living with our daughter in London and went to sleep age 27 …..she is always in our
“With a selection of Scrumptious Coffee Cake, Yummy Fudge & Vanilla Cupcakes and Gooey Millionaire’s Shortbread up for grabs, we raised a fantastic £154.50 with Wakefield’s Bosch Rexroth CRY Cake Bake Event on Thursday 28th November. It’s really heart-warming to see how much the people here at Bosch Rexroth are willing to support the work CRY
“We held a cake sale at Bishop Heber High School, Malpas, Cheshire on the Thursday 28th November as part of the CRY great cake bake. Staff and students baked and bought cakes and biscuits to sell at break and lunchtime. A group of sixth-formers manned the stalls. We also had an amazing heart-shaped cheesecake, made by
The CRY office raised a total of £132.73 with their fundraising efforts.
“I work in a salon ‘Essensuals Ealing’ where we hosted our cake bake on Friday through the day, we asked clients to leave donations while having their hair done and managed to raise £130! A big highlight of the day for all of us was our 19 year old apprentice who has never baked before, his