Dr Gherardo Finocchiaro

Yield of Molecular Autopsy in Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes. Data from a Large Registry in the United Kingdom

Read the full paper here Gherardo Finocchiaro, Davide Radaelli, David Johnson, Raghav T Bhatia, Joseph Westaby, Stefano D’Errico, Michael Papadakis, Sanjay Sharma, Mary N Sheppard, Elijah R Behr. Europace. 2024 Jan 30.Abstract:Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) may occur in apparently healthy individuals, including athletes. We report the diagnostic role of post-mortem genetic testing, molecular autopsy […]

Seasonal Variation in Sudden Cardiac Death: Insights from a Large United Kingdom Registry

Read the full paper here Ioannis Panayiotides, Joseph Westaby, Elijah R Behr, Michael Papadakis, Sanjay Sharma, Gherardo Finocchiaro, Mary N Sheppard. Hellenic journal of cardiology. 2024 Jan 19. Abstract:Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is relatively common and may occur in apparently healthy individuals. The role of seasonal variation as a risk factor for SCD is […]

Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

Read the full paper here Gherardo Finocchiaro, Joseph Westaby, Mary N Sheppard, Michael Papadakis, Sanjay Sharma. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024 Jan 16.Abstract:Athletes epitomize the healthiest segment of society. Despite this premise, sudden cardiac death may occur in apparently healthy athletes, attracting significant attention not only in the medical community but also […]

Sudden Cardiac Death Among Adolescents in the United Kingdom

Gherardo Finocchiaro, Davide Radaelli, Stefano D’Errico, Michael Papadakis, Elijah R Behr, Sanjay Sharma, Joseph Westaby, Mary N Sheppard. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023 Mar 21. Read the paper here. Background: Causes and precipitating factors of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in adolescents are poorly understood. Objectives: The authors sought to investigate the etiologies of SCD and their association with physical activity in […]

Sudden Cardiac Death Among Adolescents in the United Kingdom

Gherardo Finocchiaro, Davide Radaelli, Stefano D’Errico, Michael Papadakis, Elijah R Behr, Sanjay Sharma, Joseph Westaby, Mary N Sheppard. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023 Mar 21. Read the paper here Background: Causes and precipitating factors of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in adolescents are poorly understood. Objectives: The authors sought to investigate the etiologies […]

Sudden cardiac death in cardiomyopathies: acting upon “acceptable” risk in the personalized medicine era

Gherardo Finocchiaro. Heart failure reviews. 2022 Sep. Read the paper here Patients with cardiomyopathies are confronted with the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) throughout their lifetime. Despite the fact that SCD is relatively rare, prognostic stratification is an integral part of physician-patient discussion, with the goal of risk modification and prevention. The current approach […]

CRY Research Highlights 2019

Read the 2019 issue of CRY’s Research Highlights This issue of CRY’s Research Highlights covers all of our research news, conferences, and developments from 2019. As always, the CRY Conference in 2019 was a fantastic event, with some of the world’s leading experts in young sudden cardiac death and sports cardiology coming together to talk about

CRY Research Highlights 2020

Read the 2020 issue of CRY’s Research Highlights CRY’s new digital Research Highlights booklet covers all of our research news, conferences, and developments from 2020. This issue includes videos of all presentations from the 2020 virtual CRY International Medical Conference (page 2), full video recordings of excellent webinars hosted by Professor Sanjay Sharma and Dr Michael