An exhibition by St George’s, University of London and St George’s Healthcare Trust at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition 2012 var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-30558730-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @younghearts2012)http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mD5a7zFR8f8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://summer-science.tumblr.com/post/26899157548/this-post-is-by-alex-orlek-one-of-our-digital">summer-science</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>This post is by Alex Orlek, one of our digital volunteers, who spoke to scientists about the <a href="http://sse.royalsociety.org/2012/exhibits/athletes-heart/">Athlete’s heart exhibit</a>.</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Professor Sanjay Sharma is having a particularly busy year, not least, taking responsibility for the screening of all British Olympians before the games in order to detect potentially fatal heart conditions amongst our athletes. This week however, Professor Sharma, his colleagues from St George’s, University of London and the charity ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’ have been working at the Summer Science Exhibition, where visitors can learn about heart health from cardiologists, and even undergo a screening thanks to the on-site electrocardiogram (ECG).</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The exhibit Athlete’s Heart focuses on the unexpected heart attacks which can strike apparently young and healthy individuals, often as a result of vigorous exercise. Of course, regular exercise, for the most part, is great for heart health. However, 1 in 300 athletes are thought to have a dormant heart condition which usually only emerges in the form of a sudden exercise-related cardiac arrest.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The most common cause is ‘hypertrophic cardiomyopathy’, in other words, heart disease associated with a thickening of the heart muscle. Professor Sharma’s research focuses on better understanding the changes to an athlete’s heart which result from training, and to distinguish these normal changes from sinister heart conditions, which can appear similar – both involving thickening of the heart wall.<span>  </span></p> </blockquote>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/27117320786http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/27117320786Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:52:41 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ufrhKwfw1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The teaching continues on the final day.</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26760530045http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26760530045Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:21:16 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6uedd6w6r1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Latest blockbuster this summer - ‘my echocardiogram’</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26759701512http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26759701512Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:51:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ubaaRuDF1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CRY volunteer spreading the word about Cardiac Risk in the Young</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26758046783http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26758046783Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:44:33 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6u4ynm2dM1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26754898030http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26754898030Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:27:58 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6t2ymvAZU1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26713429048http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26713429048Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:47:09 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6t1rxL1BE1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26712015827http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26712015827Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:21:32 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6t160TZ9b1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26711289776http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26711289776Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:08:23 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6szemcvv21rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>happy peddle- rori 5 years old <br/></p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26709179676http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26709179676Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:30:21 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6syt4KR8E1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26708479287http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26708479287Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:17:27 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6sx91AujV1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26706676177http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26706676177Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:43:49 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6swqvrHnT1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26706095098http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26706095098Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:32:54 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6su0cD1Op1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>@SSharmacardio teaching one of the younger visitors about her heart. #SSE12</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26703022815http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26703022815Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:33:47 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ss126YIz1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dr Steven Cox talking to people at  the CRY stand. #SSe12</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26700956102http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26700956102Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:51:01 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6spf8Qi671rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More visitors more teaching by Prof Sharma @SSharmacardio</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26698510251http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26698510251Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:54:44 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6soyqoGio1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prof Sharma teaching attendees at the Royal Society Summer Science exhibition</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26698113513http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26698113513Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:44:49 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6smq3Z2oC1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26696329811http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26696329811Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:56:26 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6smfv92Kw1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>top 10!</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26696126454http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26696126454Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:50:18 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6sm33U9El1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Has done the London to Brighton, now taking on the CRY cycle challenge.</p>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26695876937http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26695876937Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:42:38 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6slqgVusn1rnyorlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26695633206http://younghearts2012.tumblr.com/post/26695633206Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:35:03 +0100