Background—Preparticipation screening for cardiovascular disease in young athletes with electrocardiography is endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology and several major sporting organizations. One of the concerns of the ECG as a screening test in young athletes relates to the potential for variation in interpretation. We investigated the degree of variation in ECG interpretation in athletes
Dr Gherardo Finocchiaro
CRY International Medical Conference videos 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0etDe2Ob-Q&list=PLVOi7lcfeLKICwMk6Q-wR_GFdJ0opWPSA Conference videos 2017 Dr Sabiha Gati The athlete’s ECG Dr Nabeel Sheikh ECG indices of cardiomyopathy Professor Sanjay Sharma International recommendations for ECG interpretation in young athletes Dr Aneil Malhotra Screening elite
Cranberry Academy Screening
106 young people were screened in memory of Tom Lovatt at the Cranberry Academy in Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent.
Hornsea Screening in memory of Josh Fell
The screening took place at Hornsea School and Language Collage in North Humberside on the 13th & 14th May 2017, in memory of Josh Fell. 186 young people were screened over the two days.
Nagra Family Screening
The Nagra family screening, in memory of Pardeep Nagra, was held on 18th & 19th February 2017. Held at ‘The Way Youth Zone’ in Wolverhampton, 197 young people were screened over the two days. Mr Rob Marris MP for Wolverhampton South attended.
Screening in memory of Andrew Patterson
On the 14th January 2017, 96 people were screened at the USN Bolton Arena, Bolton, in memory of Andrew Patterson.
Thomas Rotherham College screening in memory of Lee Smith
92 young people were screened at the Thomas Rotherham College in Rotherham, in memory of Lee Smith
CRY Update Magazine 72
Read Update 72 here. CRY Update 72 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2017. February saw over 20 years’ worth of CRY research help to inform new international ECG guidelines for screening athletes, led by CRY Consultant Cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma. Our work is making a difference and gaining
CRY Update magazine 71
Read Update 71 here CRY Update 71 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from September to December 2016. In this period, we held our annual Raising Awareness Week – including our most successful CRY Great Cake Bake yet. We also saw fantastic support for the Great North Run in September with over 70 runners
CRY Research Highlights 2016
https://issuu.com/cardiacriskintheyoung/docs/research_newsletter_2016 Cardiac Risk in the Young’s research highlights from 2016.
