The impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition

The impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition is an issue that often comes up at myheart meetings or is discussed amongst our members

Recently, two important research reviews – spearheaded by doctors who both have an association with CRY’s research programme – have been published in Heart (the journal of the British Cardiac Society) to help ‘unpick’ some of the myths regarding physical activity and inherited heart conditions and to clarify whether exercise really can be the best medicine.


Update Magazine Issue 86

Read CRY Update 86 here Issue 86 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2021. There were a lot of major fundraising events in this four-month period after so many had been cancelled over the last two years due to the pandemic. This started with the Great North


CRY Update Magazine Issue 83

Read Issue 83 of the CRY Update magazine here Issue 83 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2020. Even with continued restrictions and lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CRY’s supporters remained active and engaged as always to raise funds and awareness however they could. On October


An interview with Dr Sabiha Gati on being a CRY Fellow and her research

In the medical community around the world, CRY is best known for research. Our research has helped transform our understanding of young sudden cardiac death, the conditions that cause it, and how we can save more young lives. Our Research Fellows have been instrumental in our developments over the years, so we spoke with former CRY


CRY Research Highlights 2019

Read the 2019 issue of CRY’s Research Highlights This issue of CRY’s Research Highlights covers all of our research news, conferences, and developments from 2019. As always, the CRY Conference in 2019 was a fantastic event, with some of the world’s leading experts in young sudden cardiac death and sports cardiology coming together to talk about


CRY Research Highlights 2020

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


Looking Back at 25: The history of Heart Month

For over a decade, February has been recognised as Heart Month – a global awareness initiative, highlighting the prevalence and impact of heart conditions on people of all ages. Originally created in the U.S. back in 2009, the campaign took a couple of years to become fully established in the UK – however, CRY was amongst


Dr Sabiha Gati’s interview with SunRise Radio

To help kick off Heart Month 2021 Sunrise Radio invited former CRY research fellow and now current myheart Consultant Cardiologist Dr Sabiha Gati to speak with them about her research fellowship with CRY and her continuing work with the charity. Sunrise Radio have selected CRY as their charity of the year to help raise awareness and vital


Looking Back: The history of myheart

Since CRY was first launched in 1995, there’s always been a huge focus on supporting families and individuals through the aftermath of a young sudden cardiac death – as well as funding research and screening to help prevent these devastating tragedies. That focus has never wavered in CRY’s 25-year history and has been at the forefront


CRY Update Magazine Issue 80

Read Update 80 here CRY Update 80 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2019. September got underway with the Great North Run, as 50 runners representing CRY took part. You can read more on page 22. To start October we held the 10th CRY Durham Walk, with 219 supporters gathering to