CRY research continues to underline the importance of cardiac screening for athletes After a successful three days at the BCS Annual Conference (June 6 – 8 2016), where the team from Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) really was at the “heart” of the debate about the benefits of proactive cardiac screening, – CRY is also pleased
Dr Steven Cox
Leatherhead charity rings close to home for England international
Sutton Guardian – 10th June 2016 England rugby union international Jack Clifford has special reason for backing the work of a Leatherhead-based charity. Read more
Jack's Appeal campaigners hold heart screening surgery
South Wales Argus – 7th June 2016 A mum who campaigned for every Gwent school to be fitted with a heart defibrillator hosted a heart screening day in memory of her son. Read more
Rugby player Jack Clifford named as patron of cardiac charity in memory of team mate
Get Surrey – 28th May 2016 An up and coming rugby player has been named as the new patron of a cardiac charity in memory of his friend and teammate who died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition. Read more
Call for all riders to have heart screenings
Horse and Hound – 27th May 2016 “Get tested” is the message from the chief executive of a charity committed to reducing cardiac deaths in young people. Dr Steven Cox, of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), is encouraging all people between the ages of 14-35 to have an ECG screening. Read more
England rugby player Jack Clifford announced as CRY Patron
CRY announces new Patron to help “tackle” the need for greater awareness One of England’s upcoming rugby talents, Jack Clifford has been named as a new Patron of Cardiac Risk in the Young – just as he is named as part of the England squad for the 2016 summer tour! Harlequins Flanker and former Cobham RFC
CRY Consultant Cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma to run 10K
Leading expert in sudden death cardiology puts his best foot forward to help save young lives 10k run also marks as milestone as Prof Sharma & team celebrate the screening of 100,000 young people! One of the worlds top heart doctors, Professor Sanjay Sharma, will be taking to the streets of London later this month on
CRY Parliamentary Reception 2015
Our 2015 Parliamentary Reception on Wednesday November 25 was an event attended not only by CRY Representatives, supporters, bereaved families, members of the myheart group and the largest ever number of CRY funded Research Fellows (past and present) but also over 40 MPs – all gathered together under one (very prestigious!) roof to help commemorate 20
CRY launches campaign to challenge Government statistics on young sudden cardiac deaths
The national charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is unveiling an emotive new campaign to urge the Government to commission an immediate review of the evidence behind its National Screening Committee’s recent decision not to recommend a cardiac screening programme for young people in the UK. The long-awaited announcement (30 July 2015) upheld a recommendation
CRY’s statement regarding the Adjournment debate: Cardiac screening for young people
It was fantastic to see the work of CRY and our screening programme talked about so strongly by members of government on Tuesday night. This was an excellent debate lead by Mims Davies MP, from Eastleigh, on behalf of Graham and Anne Hunter in memory of their daughter Claire, with cross party support from many MPs
