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BJC in partnership with CRY For more than 30 years, CRY has been at the forefront of efforts to prevent sudden cardiac deaths in young people. Established in 1995, CRY has transformed the landscape of cardiac screening, research, and bereavement support in the UK and beyond. Through pioneering research, large-scale screening initiatives, and raising awareness, CRY has saved lives, supported affected families, and driven critical policy changes. Our next issue will feature an insightful editorial from CRY’s Chief Executive, Dr Steven Cox. This article explores CRY’s impact over the past three decades and its continuing efforts to prevent

A pathologist’s eye view of valve disease started the day with a presentation from Professor Kim Survana (Consultant Pathologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust). Covering the range from normality, to degenerative, calcific, rheumatic, congenital and infective pathology, slides of macroscopic and microscopic specimens brought to life what cardiologists see and hear in their daily practice, or as Professor John Chambers (Consultant Cardiologist, St Thomas’s Hospital, London) coined: “the reality of shadows”. Reviewing culture negative endocarditis, Dr John Klein (Consultant Microbiologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundati