Information for Coroners
CRY provides a number of services that can help coroners 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 Resource
Medical Information about cardiac conditions in young people
General information about cardiac conditions:
- When a young person dies suddenly 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:
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:
myheart Network – support for young people diagnosed with a cardiac condition:
Videos explaining the different roles and responsibilities of various specialists in the event of a young sudden cardiac death:
Clinical Services
NHS referrals, expert pathology and
cardiac screening
Fast-track cardiac referral to 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:
Cardiac screening – for any young person aged 14 to 35, funded by CRY:
Useful links for Coroners
Other useful links
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 http://www.escardio.org/guidelines-surveys/esc-guidelines/GuidelinesDocuments/guidelines-syncope-FT.pdf
- 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
