ITV News – 26th November 2014 A compelling new video has been released to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young. Matthew Dewhirst, who was 17 and from Shropshire, collapsed and died on the rugby field. His parents didn’t know he had an underlying heart condition. Read More
OnMedica.com – 26th November 2014 Doctors are today joining bereaved parents in calling for young people with signs and symptoms of possible cardiac problems to undergo careful testing, to cut the risk of sudden cardiac death in the young. But they also want cardiac screening for all young people, especially those involved in organised sport. They
Politics Home – 26th November 2014 CEO of Cardiac Risk in the Young, Alison Cox, says medics need to ‘wake up’ to the fact that 80% of teen heart deaths have no warning symptoms. A teenage rugby player collapses on the pitch in front of his teammates and supporters. Fit and sporty, he is the person
Daily Mail – 25th November 2014 Matthew Dewhirst was a much wanted and deeply loved son, who was conceived after nine gruelling IVF attempts. As his mother Sue, now 56, says: ‘We wanted a child so desperately, we’d have done anything. ‘I kept thinking: “Next time it’ll be our turn to be lucky.” ’ When she
Irish Independent – 23rd November 2014 …They were crying tears of absolute hilarity at the CRY Ball in Leopardtown last Friday night after four of the country’s top cardiologists got dressed up in satin and silks to perform ‘Mamma Mia’. Read More
Sky Sports – 13th November 2014 New figures reveal the number of young people having heart tests has nearly doubled since Fabrice Muamba collapsed from a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match in 2012. Charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) have told Sky Sports almost 16,000 people were screened in 2013/14 – compared with
anna.aero – 12th November 2014 Michael Grundy was aged just 25 when he collapsed and died while participating in the Nike Budapest Half Marathon in September 2013. An alumnus of the Cranfield Air Transport Management post graduate programme, Michael was a Network Development and Scheduling Manager for Wizz Air in Geneva when he died. Read More
Reveal Magazine – 21st October 2014 Rhona Lawson’s terrified of sleeping after her sister and younger brother died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome – they went to bed and didn’t wake up. Read More
Daily Mail – 20th October 2014 A 15-year-old girl collapsed and died from a suspected heart attack while playing in a football match yesterday. Read More
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