This annual event attracts speakers and delegates from around the world, including many of the world’s leading experts on sports cardiology and young sudden cardiac death.

The CRY conferences draws together experts in the fields of sports cardiology, inherited cardiac diseases and sudden cardiac death in the young, who present contemporary topics and developments in their respective fields.

“Sports Cardiology: From Theory to Practice” 13th October 2017 (9:00 – 17:30)
£50 to attend. CPD accredited 6 credits per day.

09.00-10.30 Session: Updates on the interpretation of the athlete’s ECG
Chairs: Dr Michael Papadakis, Dr Steve Cox

09.00-09.10 Introduction
Dr Michael Papadakis, London, UK

09.15-09.25 The athlete’s ECG; The things you should clear
Dr S Gati, London, UK

09.30-09.40 ECG indices of cardiomyopathy; The things you should not miss
Dr Nabeel Sheikh, London, UK

09.45-09.55 International recommendations; Bringing it all together
Prof Sanjay Sharma, London, UK

10.00-10.10 Screening elite football players; The FA experience
Dr Aneil Malhotra, London, UK

10.15-10.25 ECG Screening of young individuals; Myths and reality?
Dr Harshil Dhutia, London, UK

10.30- 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00- 13.00 Session: Developments in Sports Cardiology
Chairs: Professor Sanjay Sharma, Dr Maite Tome

11.00- 11.10 Adaptations of the female athlete’s heart
Dr Gherardo Finocchiaro, London, UK

11.15- 11.25 Effect of regular training in novice marathon runners
Dr Andrew D’Silva, London, UK

11.30- 11.40 The heart of the master athlete
Dr Ahmed Merghani, London, UK

11.45- 11.55 Prevalence of coronary artery anomalies; Data from a large CT database
Prof Mats Borjesson, Gothenburg, Sweden

12.00- 12.10 Exercise recommendations in athletes with cardiomyopathy; An update
Dr Michael Papadakis, London, UK

12.15-13:00 Session on Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy; Current challenges and future perspectives
Chairs: Professor Sanjay Sharma, Dr Maite Tome

12.15- 12.25 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy; Not so right-sided after all
Prof Mary Sheppard, London, UK

12.30-12.40 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy; Overlap with arrhythmia syndromes
Dr Elijah Behr, London, UK

12:45-12:55 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy; Novel treatment options
Dr Angeliki Asimaki, London, UK

13.00- 14.00 Lunch

14.00- 15.00 Cases Session I: Sports Cardiology Catch 22s in Electrical Disease
Panel: Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor Mats Borjesson, Dr Maite Tome and Dr Michael Papadakis

15.00- 15.30 Coffee break

15.30- 17.00 Cases Session II: Sports Cardiology Catch 22s in Cardiomyopathies and Structural Disease
Panel: Professor Sanjay Sharma, Professor Mats Borjesson, Dr Maite Tome and Dr Michael Papadakis.

17.00- 17.30 Quiz – Finding the Master/Mistress of Sports Cardiology!

17.45 Closing remarks