Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)

Support CRY

Help CRY by donating today. Your donation could save a young life!

Support CRY

Help CRY by donating today. Your donation could save a young life!

Support

Following a young sudden cardiac death CRY offers help to families through our bereavement support programme, as well as helping families to understand what caused the death and to be referred to inherited cardiac conditions specialists.

Awareness

CRY raises awareness to help prevent young sudden cardiac deaths (YSCD), through awareness campaigns, fundraising events, and media outreach. CRY works to save young lives and prevent avoidable tragedies.

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Screening

CRY wants All young people to have the opportunity to have heart screening. 1 in 300 people CRY tests will have a potentially life threatening heart condition which will benefit from lifestyle advice, treatment and sometimes corrective surgery.

Research

CRY is funding world leading research which is transforming our understanding of the causes and prevention of Young Sudden Cardiac Death as well as the treatment of those at risk.

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Danny Brown's Story

On Wednesday March 8th 2017, Danny walked in from work just after 4pm. He was his usual bright and happy self, we had a chat about what our day had been like, before he went down to his room which is a large cabin/annex down the garden. He appeared at the back door some ten minutes…

Peter Dean Button's Story

Until the 26th July 2007 as a family we had a lovely life. On the 27th July 2007 it came to an end. Our lovely, fit and healthy son died. It would have been about 5.30am in bed with our daughter-in-law at his side. Peter Jnr was 37. The destruction and devastation this caused I often…

Nolan Foley's Story

It was the day after my 28th birthday, 26th August 2008. Everything was going well. I loved my new job and my brother was enjoying the first day of his annual leave. After a very busy day at work I was rushing to get home to my second job but was confused when my Aunt Margaret…

Stuart Attridge's Story

Stuart was born on Saturday 11th October 1980 at 9.30pm at the old Redhill General Hospital. He waited until the Dinner Dance was underway and then made his appearance in his usual rush, with our doctor only just catching him as he was born. Rosemary’s first comment was on how small he was – the lightest…

Josh Fell's Story

On the 9th June 2011 our beautiful 15 year old son Josh Fell went out to play football with his friends on the local school field. That was the last time we saw him alive. He passed away from SADS on the school field after feeling tired and dizzy after playing football. He had only been…

Joel Davies's Story

Joel died in his sleep between the night of Wednesday June 8th and Thursday 9th June. We are still awaiting the inquest but as there was no cause of death found we believe he died of Sudden Adult Death. We, his parents, were on a 10-day, 24 year belated honeymoon in St Lucia at the time…

Kerry-Anne Offord's Story

Kerry-Anne was a special daughter, caring sister, devoted girlfriend and beloved friend. Kerry-Anne was the girl of my dreams. I had many a time sat back and thought to myself just how perfect life had turned out and how lucky I had been to have found Kerry-Anne – she was the complete package and ticked all…

Martyn Luckett's Story

Monday 11 July 2005 was the worst day of my life. As I stood in the flat I thought this wasn’t happening to me, it must be a dream. As I waited in the hospital I remember thinking everything will be ok. Then I watched as the doctor approached me and I knew by the expression…

Gareth Thomas's Story

When Gareth’s heart stopped on February 25th this year it broke all our hearts. Gareth was 21 years old, a graduate in International Politics and Law with his whole life ahead of him. He had recently moved into a house with three of his oldest friends and they were busy finding jobs and playing together in…

Corina Marie Thompson's Story

My beautiful daughter, Corina, passed away in her sleep at age 22 on 18th October 2022. She just went to bed and never woke up. Her beautiful heart went to CRY to be looked at, and showed she had a sudden cardiac death. This was a shock to us as a family, as none of us knew Corina had a poorly heart….

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Cardiac Screening

CRY offers subsidised ECG and Echocardiogram screening to all young people between the ages of 14 & 35. There is a simple way to diagnose most cardiac abnormalities. This is by having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test. Results should be read by a cardiologist. For extra clarity an Echocardiogram (ultrasound scan) can also be done.If there has been a young (under 35) sudden death in the family, the family is entitled to be screened on the NHS. All of CRY’s public events are free to attend.

Latest News

Largest-Ever Study of Cardiac Screening in Young People Shows Heart Checks Save Lives

The largest-ever study (conducted by CRY) of cardiac screening in young people has been published in the prestigious Journal of the American College of Cardiology...

AI Cardiac Screening and Research Project

Screening saves young lives — but as technology evolves, we can do more. CRY is investing in a major new AI Screening and Research Project...

CRY Update Magazine Issue 97

Issue 97 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from May – August 2025. This issue includes an event writeup for...

APPG 2026: MP ‘launch event’ showcases renewed commitment to shaping policy

A MP drop-in session on Tuesday December 2, was held to re-engage with Parliamentarians from across all parties and to ‘showcase’ CRY’s intentions of “leading...

CRY and Manchester Metropolitan University Unite at the OrthTeam Centre to Improve Access to Cardiac Screenings for Youth Across the North

102 young people screened for ‘hidden heart’ conditions at a free session, funded in memory of Aaron Dixon Held in partnership with CRY and Manchester...