An organisation working to raise awareness about cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac deaths in young people has slammed the findings of a new survey which shows that 97 per cent of health trusts do no have a strategy in place for tackling the issue. The survey, published by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), indicates that
Long-distance runners tend to be ‘of a kind.’ Most look in need of a good meal. Some are close to skeletal. A friend of mine who is particularly jaundiced about track and field in general, and marathon running in particular, describes it as “stick-insect racing.” So with that in mind ladies and gentlemen, would you welcome the new face
Martlesham Brass collected £1,768.45 over the Christmas period. This money helps to fund the activities of the band throughout the year and enables members to support charities. At the annual general meeting Martlesham Brass presented three cheques of £240 each to Ipswich Hospital (Boxford and Bergholt wards), Disability Care Enterprise and CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).
Parents devastated by their sons' sudden deaths say more should be done to check for hidden heart problems. New research has revealed health authorities across the UK are failing to identify those at risk from Sudden Cardiac Syndrome. Campaigners in Gloucestershire say GPs should be equipped with electrocardiogram machines to assess those with undetected heart conditions
Carly Sykes, 30, lives in Dover, Kent, with her son Thomas, 18 months. Her husband, Paul, 28, died suddenly last April. When I married Paul in August 2003, I never dreamt that just two years later, I'd be back at the same church for his funeral service. Paul died from myocarditis, a rare heart infection. He simply dropped
A mother is calling for primary care trusts to start acting to help prevent sudden heart defect deaths among the young. Debbie Rugier's 17-year-old son Stephen died in his sleep and it was not until his inquest that she discovered he had a cardiac problem and his heart had simply stopped. The campaigning group Cardiac Risk
Ryan was playing on his computer when the telephone rang. He died immediately from shock at just 19 years old. Lisa, 27, was found dead in her bed after her alarm clock went off. And 12-year-old Alexander died while playing cricket at school. All three were apparently healthy and yet they died with little or no warning. Around the country,
A North East MP who persuaded the Government to improve treatment guidelines for young heart patients has reacted angrily to news that most of the NHS is ignoring the advice. A year ago, Stockton South MP Dari Taylor was celebrating after the Government announced it was adopting her proposals that could reduce the death toll from
A Swansea campaigner for cardiac screening for young people is angry over delays in service improvements in Wales. Paulette Smith warned red tape could result in youngsters dying unnecessarily from hidden heart defects. Paulette, from Heol-y-Ffin in Clydach, was one of a team of UK-wide crusaders who last year took part in a postcard campaign aimed
Cardiac arrest takes lives of 400 under-35s a year. Many doctors unaware of genetic conditions Eight young people die without warning every week from existing heart conditions, many of which could be prevented by screening programmes and better advice from doctors, the campaigning group Cardiac Risk in the Young said yesterday. Some teenage victims of sudden cardiac
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