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 […]
Dr Nabeel Sheikh
Dr Nabeel Sheikh discusses the role of genetic testing when evaluating athletes with abnormal ECG results.
Diagnostic Yield of Genetic Testing in Young Athletes with T-Wave Inversion Sheikh N et al., Diagnostic Yield of Genetic Testing in Young Athletes With T-Wave Inversion. Circulation 2018;May 15 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034208 Regular intensive exercise is associated with a number of changes in the heart which include enlargement of the chambers, thickening (hypertrophy) of the muscle, and slowing
A guideline update for the practice of echocardiography in the cardiac screening of sports participants: a joint policy statement from the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young
David Oxborough, Daniel Augustine, Sabiha Gati, Keith George, Allan Harkness, Thomas Mathew, Michael Papadakis, Liam Ring, Shaun Robinson, Julie Sandoval, Rizwan Sarwar, Sanjay Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Nabeel Sheikh, John Somauroo, Martin Stout, James Willis, and Abbas Zaidi. A guideline update for the practice of echocardiography in the cardiac screening of sports participants: a joint policy statement from the British Society
Role of Doppler Diastolic Parameters in Differentiating Physiological Left Ventricular Hypertrophy from Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Finocchiaro G, Dhutia H, D’Silva A, Malhotra A, Sheikh N, Narain R, Ensam B, Papatheodorou S, Tome M, Sharma R, Papadakis M, Sharma S Role of Doppler Diastolic Parameters in Differentiating Physiological Left Ventricular Hypertrophy from Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography {Abstract}
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
CRY Research Highlights 2016
https://issuu.com/cardiacriskintheyoung/docs/research_newsletter_2016 Cardiac Risk in the Young’s research highlights from 2016.
Conference videos 2014
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVOi7lcfeLKL6Zx3COEBszrskRwSwHotR Prof Francois Carre QT-interval in young athletic individuals; The Long and short of it Dr Abbas Zaidi Right Ventricular Enlargement in athletes; Physiology vs pathology Dr Greg Mellor Early repolarisation; Training related or marker of heart disease? Dr Ahmed Merghani The veteran athlete’s heart; Unravelling the mystery of chronic, intense exercise Prof Domenico Corrado Update
Anterior T-Wave Inversion in Young White Athletes and Nonathletes: Prevalence and Significance
Aneil Malhotra, Harshil Dhutia, Sabiha Gati, Tee-Joo Yeo, Helder Dores, Rachel Bastiaenen, Rajay Narain, Ahmed Merghani, Gherardo Finocchiaro, Nabeel Sheikh, Alexandros Steriotis, Abbas Zaidi, Lynne Millar, Elijah Behr, Maite Tome, Michael Papadakis and Sanjay Sharma Anterior T-Wave Inversion in Young White Athletes and Nonathletes: Prevalence and Significance Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 2017
Comparison of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Afro-Caribbean versus white patients in the UK
Nabeel Sheikh, Michael Papadakis, Vasileios F Panoulas, Keerthi Prakash, Lynne Millar, Paolo Adami, Abbas Zaidi, Sabiha Gati, Mathew Wilson, Gerald Carr-White, Maria Teresa Esteban Tomé, Elijah R Behr, Sanjay Sharma Comparison of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Afro-Caribbean versus white patients in the UK BMJ, September 2016 {Abstract}
Results of a nationally implemented de novo cardiac screening programme in elite rugby players in England
Saqib Ghani, Michael Papadakis, Simon Kemp, Abbas Zaidi, Nabeel Sheikh, Sabiha Gati, Hariharan Raju, Andy Smith, Corin Palmer, John Somauroo, Sanjay Sharma Results of a nationally implemented de novo cardiac screening programme in elite rugby players in England BJSM, June 2016 {Abstract}
CRY Update Magazine 64
Read the magazine here Issue 64 of the CRY Update looks back at a busy CRY summer from May to August 2014. Our flagship raising awareness event, the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk, features in this issue with a full report and photos from the day. Also prominent is our Patron Pixie Lott’s terrific tour
Comparison of three current sets of electrocardiographic interpretation criteria for use in screening athletes
Nathan R Riding, Nabeel Sheikh, Carmen Adamuz, Victoria Watt, Abdulaziz Farooq, Gregory P Whyte, Keith P George, Jonathan A Drezner, Sanjay Sharma, Mathew G Wilson Comparison of three current sets of electrocardiographic interpretation criteria for use in screening athletes Heart Online – December 2014 [Full text]
CRY Update Magazine 54
Read Update 54 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
CRY Update Magazine 56
Read Update 56 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
CRY Update Magazine 57
Read Update 57 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Interpretation of Repolarisation Changes on a Young Athlete's ECG
Dr Nabeel Sheikh talk from the European Society of Cardiology Conference 2014. Interpretation of Repolarisation Changes on a Young Athlete’s ECG.
CRY Update Magazine 58
Read Update 58 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
CRY Update Magazine 59
Read Update 59 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
CRY at The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2012
6 days, 2 press briefings, over 10,000 visitors, over 200 blog posts, more than 300 ECGs performed, around 1 million miles clocked up on the CRY exercise bike (Wattbike), 20 team members working round the clock, 6 CRY Research Fellows, 1 Professor….all adds up to one amazing week for CRY at the Royal Society’s Summer Exhibition 2012.
Interview with Dr Nabeel Sheikh
CRY Research Fellow, Dr Nabeel Sheikh, had the article ‘Comparison of ECG Criteria for the Detection of Cardiac Abnormalities in Elite Black and White Athletes’ published in Circulation (March 2014). [Abstract here] CRY Communications Officer, Mair Shepherd, caught up with him to find out more about the research behind this article. Why did you conduct this
Impact of ethnicity on cardiac adaptation to exercise
Sheikh, N. and Sharma, S. “Impact of ethnicity on cardiac adaptation to exercise.” Nature Reviews, Cardiology February 2014 [Abstract]
Comparison of ECG Criteria for the Detection of Cardiac Abnormalities in Elite Black and White Athletes
Sheikh, N., Papadakis, M., Ghani, S., Zaidi, A., Gati, S., Adami, P., Carre, F., Schnell, F., Avila, P., Wilson, M., McKenna, W. and Sharma, S. “Comparison of ECG Criteria for the Detection of Cardiac Abnormalities in Elite Black and White Athletes.” Circulation March 2014 [Abstract]
Interview with Dr Nabeel Sheikh
In April, CRY’s Research Fellows attended EuroPRevent 2011. Organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), it is the biggest meeting in Europe on Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Held over 3 days, it includes meetings, presentations and courses with the aim of advancing knowledge. Both existing and previous CRY Research Fellows presented their research to attendees
Recurrent repolarisation abnormalities in an athlete
Jongman, J.K., Sheikh, N., Zaidi, A. and Sharma, S. “Recurrent repolarisation abnormalities in an athlete.” Netherlands Heart Journal November 2013 [Full Text]
Should axis deviation or atrial enlargement be categorised as abnormal in young athletes? The athlete's electrocardiogram: time for re-appraisal of markers of pathology
Gati, S., Sheikh, N., Ghani, S., Zaidi, A., Wilson, M., Raju, H., Cox, A., Reed, M., Papadakis M. and Sharma, S.”Should axis deviation or atrial enlargement be categorised as abnormal in young athletes? The athlete’s electrocardiogram: time for re-appraisal of markers of pathology.”European Heart Journal 20th September 2013 [Abstract]
Clinical significance of electrocardiographic right ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: comparison with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension
Zaidi, A., Ghani, S., Sheikh, N., Gati, S., Bastiaenen, R., Madden, B., Papadakis, M., Raju, H., Reed, M., Sharma, R., Behr, E.R., and Sharma, S.”Clinical significance of electrocardiographic right ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: comparison with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension.”European Heart Journal 17th September 2013 [Abstract]
Picture Quiz: A young athlete with bradycardia
Sheikh, N. and Sharma, S. “Picture Quiz: A young athlete with bradycardia.” British Medical Journal July 2013 [Extract]
A Guideline for the Practice of Echocardiography in the Cardiovascular Screening of Sports Participants: A Joint Policy Statement of the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young
Oxborough, D., Zaidi, A., Gati, S., Papadakis, M., Sheikh, N. and Sharma, S. “A Guideline for the Practice of Echocardiography in the Cardiovascular Screening of Sports Participants: A Joint Policy Statement of the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young”.British Society of Echocardiography May 2013
Physiological Right Ventricular Adaptation in Elite Athletes of African and Afro-Caribbean Origin
Zaidi, A., Ghani, S., Sharma, R., Oxborough, D., Panoulas, V.F., Sheikh, N., Gati, S., Papadakis, M. and Sharma, S. “Physiological Right Ventricular Adaptation in Elite Athletes of African and Afro-Caribbean Origin.” Circulation 30th April 2013 Vol.127, Issue 17, p1783-1792 [Full Text]
Increased left ventricular trabeculation in highly trained athletes: do we need more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in athletes?
Gati, S., Chandra, N., Bennett, R.L., Reed, M., Kervio, G., Panoulas, V.F., Ghani, S., Sheikh, N., Zaidi, A., Wilson, M., Papadakis, M., Carre, F. and Sharma, S. “Increased left ventricular trabeculation in highly trained athletes: do we need more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in athletes?” Heart February 2013 [Abstract]
Cardiac adaptation to exercise in adolescent athletes of African ethnicity: an emergent elite athletic population
Sheikh, N., Papadakis, M., Carre, F., Kervio, G., Panoulas, V.F., Ghani, S., Zaidi, A., Gati, S., Rawlins, J., Wilson, M., and Sharma, S. “Cardiac adaptation to exercise in adolescent athletes of African ethnicity: an emergent elite athletic population.” British Journal of Sports Medicine January 2013 [Abstract]
Support for inclusion of electrocardiography in addition to the Health Questionnaire and Physical Examination in athletic screening protocols for diagnosis of unsuspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Sheikh, N., Cox, A. and Sharma, S. “Support for inclusion of electrocardiography in addition to the Health Questionnaire and Physical Examination in athletic screening protocols for diagnosis of unsuspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.” The American Journal of Cardiology January 2013 [Full Text]
Peripheral vascular structure and function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Rowley, N.J., Green, D.J., George, K., Thijssen, D.H.J., Oxborough, D., Sharma, S., Somauroo, J.D., Jones, J., Sheikh, N. and Whyte, G. “Peripheral vascular structure and function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.” British Journal of Sports Medicine October 2012 [Full Text]
Overview of sudden cardiac death in young athletes
Sheikh, N. and Sharma, S. “Overview of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.” The Physician and Sportsmedicine November 2011 Vol.39, No.4, p22-36 [Abstract]