myheart hard copy Newsletter-2015
Read myheart hard copy newsletter-2015 here.
Running in the Rain
The Easter weekend brought chocolate for many, hot cross buns for some, but for me it brought a 30k run through the wrath of Storm Katie! It was a hard, hilly run, but made infinitely better by the kindness of a family living in a tiny sandstone Cotswolds village who re-filled by water bottle for […]
myheart March e-newsletter
Dear myheart members Thank you to all members who helped raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) andmyheart last year. The hard copy newsletter featuring last year’s activities will be mailed to you shortly. 2016 has begun on a very exciting note for myheart . Whilst the myheart website was re-launched in January […]
Hearts in Haringey
I love long distance running. Like, really long distances. So when I was diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White syndrome, it was very difficult to have to cut down to just the odd 5k, constantly monitoring my heart rate as I ran. But in November, I had an operation that fixed my heart condition, and to […]
Stand at ‘Up the Pace’ organised by Bristol Children’s Hospital
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) was very kindly invited to hold a stand at ‘Up the Pace’, an annual event in its sixth year, organised by Bristol Children’s Hospital at At-Bristol Science Centre in Bristol on 5th March. Kanika Bhateja, CRY’s myheart coordinator attended the event. There were about 100 young pacemaker and ICD […]
Getting the settings of an ICD right
Watch CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Dr Michael Papadakis, talk about the reasons to get the settings of an ICD right if you do intensive exercise. It is very important for individuals who have an ICD that the cardiologist takes a comprehensive history before implanting and after the ICD as to what the intentions of that particular […]
Limitations of an ICD
Watch CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Dr Michael Papadakis, talk about the limitations of an ICD below. As the technology develops, new devices come into the market. So for the conventional ICD, what you’re required to do is you need to make a small cut under the left collarbone in most individuals, then find the veins that […]
The need to repeat an ablation
Watch CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Dr Michael Papadakis, talk about the need for a repeat ablation.
After diagnosis of WPW
Watch CRY’s myheart cardiologist talk about the next stage after WPW
Identifying problems with heart valves
Watch CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Dr Michael Papadakis, talk about reasons why it is important to identify problems with heart valves.