Fran talks about the loss of her brother Oliver at the age of 26 from young sudden cardiac death and how through CRY they will be holding local screenings in his memory. CRY Chief Executive Dr Steven Cox explains more about young sudden cardiac death and the role that CRY is playing in trying to reduce
Dr Steven Cox
CRY Update Magazine 72
Read Update 72 here. CRY Update 72 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2017. February saw over 20 years’ worth of CRY research help to inform new international ECG guidelines for screening athletes, led by CRY Consultant Cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma. Our work is making a difference and gaining
Teenager diagnosed with heart condition following local screening
Wales Online – 22nd July 2017 A teenager from Tenby has been diagnosed with heart condition following a community screening carried out by CRY. Read more
11th Annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2017
On Sunday 9th July 1,423 walkers assembled in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. A warm and sunny morning, this was the 11th year of CRY’s flagship event and the 2nd year of a new start venue of Potters Fields Park, on the banks of the Thames and providing a
Heart health and cycling
Cycling World – 18th June 2017 Cycling World’s fitness editor David Bradford investigates whether years of endurance cycling can adversely affect the heart. Read more
CRY Update magazine 71
Read Update 71 here CRY Update 71 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from September to December 2016. In this period, we held our annual Raising Awareness Week – including our most successful CRY Great Cake Bake yet. We also saw fantastic support for the Great North Run in September with over 70 runners
Calls For More Screening After Former Premier League Footballer Drops Dead
Sputnik International – 6th June 2017 …Dr Steven Cox, Chief Executive of the British charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), said: “The risk of cardiac arrest is higher in the African and Afro-Caribbean population but we need more research to find out why that is.” Read more
CRY Research Highlights 2016
https://issuu.com/cardiacriskintheyoung/docs/research_newsletter_2016 Cardiac Risk in the Young’s research highlights from 2016.
Parents of Chloe Waddle fund 10,000th cardiac screening
Messenger – 2nd May 2017 Olympic swimming hopeful Chloe Waddle was remembered as the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young carried out its 10,000th cardiac screening in the North West on Saturday. Read more
The North West remains “at the heart” of leading cardiac charity
– CRY’s screening team carries out its 10,000th test in the region this month – Just over two decades after its launch in 1995 – around the same time that a local Ormskirk family, the local media and the football community were devastated by the death of a promising young footballer – the charity Cardiac Risk