PoliticsHome – 2nd February 2017 PoliticsHome speaks to Cardiac Risk in the Young’s CEO, Dr Steven Cox, about why sudden death syndrome in the young is not the ‘tiny issue’ the National Screening Committee has made it out to be. Read more
Dr Steven Cox
Dr Steven Cox's response to the BHF estimating 620,000 people in the UK carry faulty gene putting them at high risk of heart disease and sudden death
Dr Steven Cox, Chief Executive of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) comments; “Statistics and ‘guestimates’ predicting the genetic risk of people dying suddenly from coronary heart disease OR sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) in young people are two very different things. Whilst the impact of any sudden death is utterly devastating, it is
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New study shows cardiac screening is cost-effective and must be offered to all young people
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Costs should not stand in way of screening for hidden heart conditions
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Angus MacNeil MP pledges support to CRY national strategy
Stornoway Gazette – 4th December 2016 The CRY Parliamentary Reception saw bereaved families, charity patrons and fellow MP’s come together to put screening in the spotlight. There is clear evidence that the number of sudden young cardiac deaths is severely under reported and the backing of these MP’s can make a huge difference. CRY is urging
Couple named Points of Light winners by Prime Minister
Haslemere Herald – 30th November 2016 Stephanie and Rupert Hunter have been fundraising since 2004 after her son Sebastian died. 15 years earlier, Stephanie lost her first husband under the same circumstances. The couple have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the recently relocated pathology lab, now at St George’s hospital. The award recognises outstanding
Derbyshire MP backs campaign to reduce cardiac deaths
Belper News – 29th November 2016 Mid-Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham has pledged her support for a campaign aimed at reducing the number of sudden cardiac deaths in young people. Read more
