Dr Joyee Basu

Women in Cardiology

Starting on International Women in Science Day (11th February) until International Women’s Day (8th March), we highlighted the incredible women working to save young lives through CRY’s cardiac screening and research programme.

Throughout the campaign, we shared their stories—what inspired them to pursue cardiology and what being part of CRY meant to them.

Risk stratification and exercise recommendations in cardiomyopathies and channelopathies: a practical guide for the multidisciplinary team

Read the full research here Joyee Basu, Hamish MacLachlan, Raghav Bhatia, Helen Alexander, Robert Cooper, Nabeel Sheikh. Heart. Exercise offers a plethora of health benefits. However, certain genetic and acquired diseases such as cardiomyopathies and channelopathies are associated with sudden cardiac death during exercise. Several factors complicate exercise prescription in individuals living with these conditions. The lack of high-quality evidence […]

High intensity exercise programme in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a randomised trial

Read the full research here Basu, J; Nikoletou, D; Miles, C; MacLachlan, H; Parry-Williams, G; Tilby-Jones, F; Bulleros, P; Fanton, Z; Baker, C; Purcell, S; Lech, C; Chapman, T; Sage, P; Wahid, S; Sheikh, N; Jayakumar, S; Malhotra, A; Keteepe-Arachi, T; Gray, B; Finocchiaro, G; Carr-White, G; Behr, E; Tome, M; O’Driscoll, J; Chis Ster, DI; Sharma, S; Papadakis, M. European Heart Journal. Background and aims: The feasibility and impact of high intensity exercise programmes in patients with HCM is unknown. […]

Feasibility of novel points-based health questionnaire utilised in a nationwide cardiac screening programme for young individuals

Read the full research here H Maclachlan, R Ambrogetti, N Moulson, R Bhatia, S Fyyaz, N Chatrath, E Androulakis, C Miles, J Basu, G Finocchiaro, S Gati, A Malhotra, S Sharma, J Mckinney, M Papadakis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Abstract: Background Widely used cardiac screening protocols in the United States and the United Kingdom include health questionnaires (HQ) with open-ended questions that require an on-site physician to differentiate […]

Empowering Hearts: Dr. Joyee Basu’s Groundbreaking Research Redefines Exercise Guidelines for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients

Profiling the work, research and academic achievements of former CRY Research Fellow, Dr Joyee Basu, who has now returned to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where she is working as a final year cardiology registrar and continues to advocate for the benefits of cardiac screening and cardiac rehabilitation to help people with a heart condition get back to regular exercise.

Mechanisms of adaptation to high intensity exercise in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

J Basu, P Ricci, H Maclachlan, C Miles, R Bhatia, G Parry-Williams, S Sharma, M Tome, D Nikoletou, M Papadakis, J O’Driscoll. 09 November 2023. Read the paper here Abstract Background: Many individuals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) demonstrate exercise limitation. For a proportion this may be related to their overall cardiorespiratory fitness influenced by physical activity habits, body mechanics, or habitus. In others there is […]

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