CRY’s latest digital Research Highlights booklet covers all of our research news, conferences, and developments from 2021. This issue includes videos of all presentations from the 2021 virtual CRY International Medical Conference (page 2), plus interviews with current and former CRY Research Fellows about their latest work (page 4). You can read CRY’s 2021 Research Highlights
Dhutia H, Malhotra A, Finnochiaro G, Parpia S, Bhatia R, D’Silva A, Gati S, Mellor G, Narain R, Chandra N, Behr E, Tome M, Papadakis M, Sharma S. EP Europace, February 2021 (Read the abstract of this paper here).
Read the 2020 issue of CRY’s Research Highlights CRY’s new digital Research Highlights booklet covers all of our research news, conferences, and developments from 2020. This issue includes videos of all presentations from the 2020 virtual CRY International Medical Conference (page 2), full video recordings of excellent webinars hosted by Professor Sanjay Sharma and Dr Michael
Former CRY Research Fellow Dr Chris Miles’ recent research helped demonstrate how new computer software can help identify and analyse abnormalities in the heart that we may not be able to see otherwise. Dr Miles’ paper, entitled “Morphometric characterization of collagen and fat in normal ventricular myocardium” (Miles C, Westaby J, Ster I C, et al.
Former CRY Research Fellow Dr Gherado Finocchiaro completed a study into hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), aiming to determine the incidence of HCM in first-degree relatives of decedents from sudden death with idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy. The paper, entitled “Diagnostic yield of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in first-degree relatives of decedents with idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy” (Finocchiaro G et al.
Former CRY Research Fellow Dr Lynne Millar recently completed a study into dilated cardiomyopathy in athletes, entitled “Differentiation between athlete’s heart and dilated cardiomyopathy in athletic individuals” (Millar L, Fanton Z, Finocchiaro G, et al. Heart, July 2020). This paper intended to distinguish the difference between dilated cardiomyopathy and typical, healthy changes that can occur in
CRY’s research programme has had a huge impact on our understanding of the causes and prevention of young sudden cardiac death as well as the way we treat those at risk.
Webinar Recording: Guidance for ‘Safe Exercise’ in the COVID-era & How to prepare for a return to sport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQdydy-B-k Agenda Introductions – Dr Steven CoxExercise in the COVID-19 era; Facts and fiction – Professor Sanjay SharmaGoing back to exercise; A roadmap to re-training – Professor Mathew WilsonCardiac evaluation prior to returning to sport; One size fits
Basu J Malhotra A Papadakis M Exercise and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Two incompatible entities? Clinical Cardiology, February 2020 {Paper} A greater understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms underpinning hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has translated to improved medical care and better survival of affected individuals. Historically these patients were considered to be at high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD)
Gati S, Malhotra A, Sharma S Exercise recommendations in patients with valvular disease BMJ Heart, January 2019 {Abstract} Valvular heart disease affects approximately 3% of young individuals, many of whom aspire to partake in competitive sport or high intensity recreational exercise. Although reports on the natural history of valvular heart disease in athletes are sparse, there
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