It is hard to believe that someone young and active may be at risk from heart problems. Each week in the UK at least 12 apparently fit and healthy young people die from undiagnosed heart conditions. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is a charity that works to protect the cardiac health of young people. 2010
Read Update 52 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.
On Wednesday October 13th CRY held its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster. The event was hosted by Roger Gale MP, Dr John Pugh MP and The Rt. Hon. George Howarth MP and was the key event in CRY’s Raising Awareness Week. With 2010 being CRY’s 15th anniversary year, we were particularly delighted to have new
Twelve families across the East of England (Essex to Lincolnshire) 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
The CRY BBC Radio 4 Appeal was broadcast on Sunday 24th July at 7.55am and 9.26pm; and on Thursday 28th July at 3.27pm. The appeal was presented by CRY supporter Stephanie Hunter and CRY Patron John Inverdale. The broadcast, to an estimated 1.9 million listeners, will help to raise awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome and the
Wednesday 28th April 2010 saw the official launch of the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and Sports Cardiology at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London. This is the world’s first specialist, multi-disciplinary centre dedicated to young sudden cardiac death and will operate under the direction of Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor of Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and
Families from Birmingham and across the Midlands joined together at a poignant event on Friday 13th March, as they helped to launch a major regional campaign to highlight shocking new statistics that show the number of young people who lose their lives to the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week –
Bereaved families from across the Home Counties and South of England 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.
Students from Elsley School and Ernest Bevin College (South West London) had a unique opportunity to meet the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP on Thursday 4th March and to thank him for introducing the increasingly popular Swim4life initiative that provides under 16s across the UK with free swimming. The Swim4life project
Bereaved families from across Wales 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 new figures are based on
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