The Psychological impact of Inherited Cardiac Conditions in Young People
Dr Vicky Kelly is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Service Lead for the Barts Heart and Thorax Centre Psychological Services at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. She set up this service in 2017, after working in paediatric cardiac psychology services at Great Ormond Street Hospital from 2009. Prior to this she worked in Paediatric Palliative Care, Cystic […]
The second chance at life has made me appreciate how delicate life really is…by Emma Green
In 2019, my Dad passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest although he had no known heart condition. He was the kindest person who would do anything for anyone and was always there for me. Losing my Dad was a very emotionally painful experience but he will forever live on in my head […]
Spring National myheart meeting-Saturday, 29th March, 2025
A myheart members’ meeting is planned at Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, between 10am-12pm on Saturday 29th March 2025. Please find the registration form for the meeting below. There will be a Q and A session with cardiologist, Dr Raghav Bhatia. In this session, members can ask questions they have about their condition, […]
Online myheart meeting with Dr Sabiha Gati-Saturday, 19th October, 2024
A myheart members’ video meeting is planned for Saturday, 19th October 2024 between 10am and 12pm. 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 attend these meetings usually find them very helpful.  It does not matter how long […]
myheart hard copy newsletter-2023
Members who subscribed to the myheart hard copy newsletter should have now received it. Read the online version here. Subscribe to myheart mailings here.
624 Reasons Why by Joe McEwan
My name is Joe, and I suppose you could say I’m your fairly average 23-year-old man. I graduated from university with a law degree in 2022, have played sport pretty much my whole life and I love travel, playing guitar and art. I also had a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 22.
How research can lead to review and potential reform for UK screening policy
Interview with Dr Harshil Dhutia (Consultant cardiologist, Glenfield Hospital Leicester & Clinical Lead for the Inherited Cardiac Conditions service, University Hospitals of Leicester):
CRY’s Research Fellows – both past and present – are playing an increasing role in helping to inform and influence decision makers, based on their highly acclaimed, published research papers and the findings they present at UK and international conferences.
Empowering Hearts: Dr. Joyee Basu’s Groundbreaking Research Redefines Exercise Guidelines for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients
The issue around the impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition is something that is much debated amongst both physicians themselves on the ‘conference circuit’ and often comes up at CRY’s myheart meetings, too. Indeed, CRY’s cardiology experts are commonly asked, ‘is it safe for me to exercise?’ or ‘should I even break into a sweat’.’
National myheart meeting-16th March,2024
A myheart members’ meeting was held at Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, between 2pm-5pm on Saturday 16th March 2024. Please find the feedback form below for the meeting below. There was a Q and A session with cardiologist, Dr Raghav Bhatia. In this session, members asked questions they had about their condition, the […]
