Interview with Consultant Cardiologist Sabiha Gati
Dr Sabiha Gati, how is it different working with a young population with cardiac conditions? A typical day’s work involves assessing patients aged between 18 and 25 years old. The vast majority of individuals admitted or investigated in heart clinics are usually in their sixth decade onwards. Most of these individuals have age-related problems such as high blood pressure, narrowing
What’s new for 2020:myheart enews Jan-Feb 2020
Please find in this e-newsletter information on: New booklet on ablationHeart Month-FebruaryDr Steven Cox, responds to the latest (Dec 2019) recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee (NSC)CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Dr Michael Papadakis’ storyBlog by myheart member, Amelia LongmanSue Jones to Film New VideosUpcoming myheart meetingRegistration for CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2020Private myheart Facebook groupGDPR Read the full newsletter and subscribe here.
Prof Michael Papadakis – Exercise in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
https://youtu.be/9I0-_x9XE6o On May 11 we hosted the first CRY Family Research Day, giving some of our supporters a chance to learn more about the massive impact of our research. CRY myheart cardiologist Prof Michael Papadakis spoke on CRY Research Fellow Dr Joyee Basu’s presentation, looking at exercise in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). He noted the importance of “the quality of
My heart condition’s 25th anniversary by Kerry Shephard
Today (03/02/2020) marks 25 years since my heart went crazy and hit 268 beats per minute while I was brushing my hair and getting ready for college. 25 years since the doctors battled to save me in resus by stopping my heart twice and rebooting it. 25 years since I was told I was unique and had Wolff Parkinson White
My allergic reaction saved my life..
I have always fainted for as long as I can remember, through assembly at school or if I stood up for long periods of time. My parents kept taking me to the GP who said I had low blood pressure which probably explained the fainting. When I was around 11 I started to develop quite severe chest pain on the
CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Professor Michael Papadakis’ story
Michael Papadakis cannot remember a time that he did not want to be a doctor. His mother, devoted to her husband and children, was a dynamic business woman who proved a tough taskmistress and, from the start of his early days at his primary school in Chania, Crete, emphasised that she expected an 80% pass rate for his schoolwork. His
Dr Steven Cox, responds to the latest (Dec 2019) recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee (NSC) relating to systematic population screening for cardiac conditions associated with young sudden cardiac death (YSCD)
“Just prior to Christmas Day, the UK National Screening Committee published its conclusion to the consultation reconfirming the UK NSC does not recommend systematic population screening for cardiac conditions associated with Sudden Cardiac Death in the young. No signs or symptoms “The first point to address is that, as a charity driven by a mission to prevent young sudden cardiac
National myheart meeting-14th March, 2020
A myheart members’ meeting is planned at Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, between 10am-3pm on Saturday 14th March, 2020. Registrations begin at 9:30am. Directions to the venue can be found here. Meetings are free to attend and give members an opportunity to meet and discuss their experiences in an informal but supportive environment. Those young people that come to
CRY to Receive £165,000 from the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant Initiative
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) would like to thank all those that voted for us in the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant initiative. CRY were bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grant initiative. To celebrate Tesco’s Centenary, the supermarket had teamed up with Groundwork to deliver a special voting round of
I never really thought much about having a heart condition until I had my son! by Jodie Pearson
My Long QT story – by Jodie Pearson, age 36 I was diagnosed with Long QT1 in 2010 when I was 27 years old. A close relative had been having “funny turns” at work with palpitations. Following one of these funny turns my relative went to see our GP, which my relative never does of their own accord. Anyway following
