Response from Dr Steven Cox, Director of Screening at the charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY): “Today’s announcement reinforces the importance of health checks to improve prevention and management of people at risk of heart conditions. “We also hope this is will be a positive step in working with GPs to ensure the correct referrals
Welsh Rugby Union club Cardiff Blues are delighted to confirm CRY as their nominated charity for the 2012/13 season. The team chose CRY because of the close link with Cardiff Blues Marketing Executive, Georgina Hughes, who lost her brother Matthew to sudden cardiac death in 2007 when he was just 17 years of age. Read the
The CRY Medical Information DVD is the result of a project instigated by Gareth Mallon of the East Midlands Ambulance Service. Initially aimed at educating ambulance crews about appropriate action to take when they encounter a young person who has suffered cardiac arrest, the DVD is also now being distributed free of charge to many other
Alison Cox MBE, Chief Executive and Founder of CRY comments: “At CRY, we have always issued a warning that everyone – particularly people with a suspected or pre-existing condition affecting the heart – needs to take extra care with medication or some supplements. All medicines – both those prescribed by your doctor and those purchased over
CRY is delighted to announce that Four Pillars Hotels Ltd have chosen to support CRY in 2013. “Four Pillars Hotels are pleased to announce that we will be supporting CRY as our Charity of the Year for 2013. By raising money, we hope to enable them to carry on their vital research into cardiac risk in the young
Lesley and Roger Pope from Burgess Hill were joined at the weekend (Saturday 8th December) by a number of local friends and family members as they officially unveiled two new ECG (electrocardiogram) machines at the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and Sports Cardiology, St George’s Hospital, London. The group, who had travelled from West Sussex
28th – 30th May 2012 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex CRY was delighted to be chosen as the charity to fundraise at the 2012 British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference. The focus of our fundraising efforts was a “Cyclathon” that ran throughout the course of the 3-day conference. As well as raising funds and awareness for
Following the sudden collapse of footballer Fabrice Muamba on Saturday 17th March, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has launched a national campaign – http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/31819 – to maintain pressure on the Government and professional sporting bodies to offer cardiac screening to young people who might be at risk. Whilst Fabrice Muamba’s condition is reported to be
The Terrace Marquee, Westminster – 28th November. Guest of Honour: Andrew Triggs-Hodge MBE – GB Rowing, Olympic Gold Medallist (Beijing 2008, London 2012) On Wednesday November 28th CRY held its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster. The event was hosted by Sir Roger Gale MP, Dr John Pugh MP and
1st December 2011 Bereaved families from across Scotland are helping to launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic* showing that the number of young people who lose their lives to the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise on previous estimates. (*The figures are based
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