May 22, 2017
Courtesy of AHHerald.com - Would you know what to do if you witnessed a cardiac emergency? A recent survey suggests that only half of Americans can be counted on to perform CPR in an emergency and 61 percent worry they could unintentionally hurt the victim.
May 22, 2017
Courtesy of WECT News - Sixteen-year-old Columbus County student, Victoria Harrelson, spent three months in the hospital after collapsing on a softball field in February and suffering from a cardiac arrest.
May 22, 2017
Courtesy of Medical Express - Two predictive models may help cardiologists decide which patients would most benefit from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), suggests a new study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 21, 2017
Courtesy of The Guardian - Bevan Moody was playing for Waitohi against Nelson in a first division match when he collapsed and stopped breathing.
May 20, 2017
Courtesy of Oregon Local News - It's no secret that Americans have become much less active in the past couple of decades. Couple that with diets rich in salt and fat and the result is an uptick in diabetes, heart disease and cardiac arrests.
May 19, 2017
Courtesy of The News & Observer - A group of Enloe High School students is making it possible for ordinary people to use their smartphones and tablets to save a life when they see someone whose heart has stopped.
May 18, 2017
Courtesy of Aukland Now - A West Auckland high school has been cleared of blame in a student's death, as the Coroner releases his official findings.
May 18, 2017
Courtesy of Zee News - Sudden cardiac arrest is a medical emergency, it causes sudden cardiac death, if not treated immediately.
May 17, 2017
Courtesy of WSOC TV - What happened to Aaron Barker??
May 17, 2017
Courtesy of The News Minute - If you thought hypertension is a condition that affects only the adults and the elderly, you are totally mistaken. Paediatric hypertension is well on the rise.
May 17, 2017
Courtesy of News WPXI - Months after a 17-year-old athlete had sudden cardiac arrest and died, her friends and family continue to struggle to come to terms with the loss.
May 16, 2017
Courtesy of News 8 WTNH - The death of 16 year old Davis Cripe — after consuming a large soda, latte, and energy drink in two hours — raising the question of how much caffeine is too much?
May 14, 2017
Courtesy of News-Press - If you’re the parent of a young athlete, listen up. You think your child is healthy. Ten fingers. Ten toes. They grow taller and run and jump and swim. They look every bit the picture of good health. But some very serious problems can lurk under the surface.
May 13, 2017
Courtesy of Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - This seemingly healthy 16-year-old sophomore suffered cardiac arrest, stopped breathing and had no pulse.
May 13, 2017
Courtesy of Daily Star - The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has revealed 620,000 people in the UK could be at risk of sudden death.
May 12, 2017
Courtesy of The Journal - Seven in 10 cardiac arrests happen in people’s homes, meaning a loved one or friend doing CPR is often a person’s best chance of survival.
May 12, 2017
Courtesy of Mmegi Online - Top cardiologist, Professor Kiran Bhagat says cardiac arrest can be prevented if sport codes conduct regular medicals for their athletes.
May 12, 2017
Courtesy of Care 2 - Sudden cardiac death is the first manifestation of heart disease for the majority of individuals, particularly among women, meaning they had no idea they even had heart disease until they were literally dying from it.
May 12, 2017
Courtesy of West Hawaii Today - More than 50 emergency response personnel statewide traveled to Hilo this week, seeking to boost survival rates for people with sudden cardiac arrest.
May 11, 2017
Courtesy of Consumer Affairs - High amounts of sugar and caffeine can aggravate underlying heart issues, causing fatal arrhythmias.
