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

CRY shares new research developments at ESC Congress 2020

Dr Michael Papadakis has been a key member of the CRY team for years after first joining the charity when he started his training as a CRY Research Fellow in 2007. He’s continued to develop education in the sports cardiology field by building educational material for the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and launched a novel

Looking Back at 25: CRY at the annual ESC Congress

This year, like so many other events, conferences and public gatherings, the 2020 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress (29 August – 1 September) was held remotely, for the first time in its 50-year-history. In a statement released during lockdown, organisers explained to delegates; “When one door closes, another opens.’ Due to the current pandemic… ESC

CRY Update Magazine Issue 80

Read Update 80 here CRY Update 80 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2019. September got underway with the Great North Run, as 50 runners representing CRY took part. You can read more on page 22. To start October we held the 10th CRY Durham Walk, with 219 supporters gathering to

Exercise and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Two incompatible entities?

Basu J Malhotra A Papadakis M Exercise and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Two incompatible entities? Clinical Cardiology, February 2020 {Paper} A greater understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms underpinning hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has translated to improved medical care and better survival of affected individuals. Historically these patients were considered to be at high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD)

Sudden death and left ventricular in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Miles C, Finocchiaro G, Papadakis M, Gray B, Westaby J, Ensam B, Basu J, Parry-Williams G, Papatheodorou E, Paterson C, Malhotra A, Robertus JL, Ware JS, Cook SA, Asimaki A, Witney A, Chis Ster I, Tome M, Sharma S, Behr ER, Sheppard MN Sudden death and left ventricular in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy American Heart Association Journal, January

Update Magazine Issue 76

Read Update 76 here CRY Update 76 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2018. We had plenty of highlights in all areas through the summer. CRY’s research continues to make an impact, including Dr Aneil Malhotra’s paper on the incidence and causes of young sudden cardiac death in adolescent footballers, which

British Cardiovascular Society Conference 2018 – Dr Steven Cox

Once again the team of Cardiac Risk in the Young doctors led by Professor Sanjay Sharma have had a massive impact at the British Cardiac Society conference this week. Some of the highlights included presentations from Prof Sharma, Dr Michael Papadakis, Dr Elijah Behr, Dr Sabiha Gati and Dr Aneil Malhotra. But the real highlight for

Strictly Dancing for CRY in memory of Alex Reid

 £23,685.88 WOW!!! That’s the final total raised from our ‘Strictly Dancing For Cry’ event held at City Limits Dance Centre in Sheffield on Saturday 2nd December. The event was in memory of our lovely daughter Alex, who died aged 16 whilst sleeping of a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. Also taking part was Sally Smith, who danced in

Screening in memory of Richard Merriman

The screening took place over the weekend of 10th & 11th June at the John F Kennedy School in Hemel Hemstead where Richard was a student. 185 young people were screened.    

Ryde Academy Screening

The Ryde Academy in Ryde, Isle of Wight held two screening days on the 3rd and 4th of March 2017. 207 young people were screened over the two days, in memory of Gemma Quew & Andrew Stevens