Jan 16, 2018
Courtesy of Rivard Report - Three minutes into a morning basketball drill in the school gym, Reagan High School guard Kaeyel Moore collapsed, hitting the floor with a thud.
Jan 14, 2018
Courtesy of Lockport Press - Cardiomegaly is an enlarged heart. It is not a disease, but a sign of another condition.
Jan 11, 2018
Courtesy of Gator Sports - True freshman defensive back Randy Russell’s promising Florida career has ended before it even had a chance to start.
Jan 11, 2018
Courtesy of Stuff - Alyssa came home from school on December 13 with flu-like symptoms and died four days later.
Jan 10, 2018
Courtesy of St. Augustine Record - Tarek Odom, a St. Augustine High graduate and the Times-Union’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2010, died suddenly on Tuesday night.
Jan 10, 2018
Courtesy of Cardiovascular Business - Roughly 1 in 4 children with Brugada syndrome treated with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) received life-saving shock therapy.
Jan 9, 2018
Courtesy of KSAT - A coach is being credited with helping save a Reagan High School student who went into cardiac arrest Tuesday morning.
Jan 8, 2018
Courtesy of The Australian - I was driving home from my morning swim when I suddenly went offline. I was in cardiac arrest, a state technically known as “deceased”.
Jan 8, 2018
Courtesy of Fox News - Quick action by first-responders is being credited with saving the life of a young girl who collapsed on the sideline of a basketball tournament in Kentucky on Saturday.
Jan 5, 2018
Courtesy of Marshall Independent - Without immediate treatment, nine out of 10 victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) lose their life.
Jan 2, 2018
Courtesy of ABC News - Griffin Gutwa appeared to be a fit and healthy 18-year-old freshman embarking on his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon, but that dream ended days before Christmas, when Gutwa died on board Delta flight 1687.
Dec 31, 2017
Courtesy of The Columbus Dispatch - Bounding carefree up and down basketball courts since the age of 3 or 4, Nick Bapst couldn’t have imagined the nightmarish episode on Oct. 25 that would change his life forever.
Dec 29, 2017
Courtesy of The Pantagraph - Cara Levingston felt fine when it was her turn to undergo a free heart screening. Fine, however, became apprehension when she learned there were two holes in her heart.
Dec 28, 2017
Courtesy of Viera Voice - Sudden cardiac arrest is when an electrical disturbance occurs in the heart, stopping blood flow to the body. Death can ensue within minutes. If performed quickly enough, CPR can increase the chances of survival after cardiac arrest.
Dec 26, 2017
Courtesy of Siouxland's News Channel - "With every 20 millimeter increase in blood pressure, you essentially double your risk of having a heart attack, or stroke, or sudden cardiac death," said Dr. Pierson.
Dec 24, 2017
Courtesy of Athens Banner-Herald - As children were lining up to go back inside after recess, Ace lay unresponsive on the ground. He had gone into cardiac arrest.
Dec 21, 2017
Courtesy of Wimbledon Health Partners - 20-year-old Nick Bapst went into sudden cardiac arrest during a basketball game in late October.
Dec 21, 2017
Courtesy of Daily Local News - Do your workers engage in confined space work, strenuous labor, or highly remote work? Does your company have an onsite gym? Do you have an aging workforce?
Dec 20, 2017
Courtesy of Knowridge Science Report - Ventricular fibrillation (v-fib) causes most sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs). V-fib is a type of arrhythmia.
Dec 20, 2017
Courtesy of Wimbledon Health Partners - Schools have the choice to add an extra layer of protection when it comes to the safety of their athletes.
