Increased left ventricular trabeculation in highly trained athletes: do we need more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in athletes?

Gati, S., Chandra, N., Bennett, R.L., Reed, M., Kervio, G., Panoulas, V.F., Ghani, S., Sheikh, N., Zaidi, A., Wilson, M., Papadakis, M., Carre, F. and Sharma, S. “Increased left ventricular trabeculation in highly trained athletes: do we need more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in athletes?” Heart February 2013 [Abstract]


CRY Cyclathon – at the British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference 2012

28th – 30th May 2012 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex CRY was delighted to be chosen as the charity to fundraise at the 2012 British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference. The focus of our fundraising efforts was a “Cyclathon” that ran throughout the course of the 3-day conference. As well as raising funds and awareness for


Chest pain – troponin and athletes

Dr Abbas Zaidi, CRY Research Fellow, highlights the importance of expertise in Sports Cardiology in a debate in the British Journal of Cardiology: “Chest pain – troponin and athletes” http://bjcardio.co.uk/2011/08/correspondence-5/ (second letter) British Journal of Cardiology August 2011 Vol.18, Issue 4, p179 [This is in response to http://bjcardio.co.uk/2011/06/correspondence-4/]


The athlete's heart

Zaidi, A. and Sharma, S. “The athlete’s heart” British Journal of Hospital Medicine May 2011 Vol.27, No.5, p275-281 [Abstract]