Jun 30, 2017
Courtesy of UC San Diego Health - After three decades of feeling sick, exhausted and frustrated, Coppla was finally diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that causes the top chambers of the heart to quiver.
Jun 29, 2017
Courtesy of The Siver Times - 17% of children and French teenagers are overweight or obese. A statistic that worries health authorities.
Jun 28, 2017
Courtesy of Philadelphia Weekly - By the end of June, the Philadelphia School District will have equipped each of its 214 schools with an automated emergency defibrillator.
Jun 28, 2017
Courtesy of EurekAlert! - New Israeli study shows even BMIs in normal range associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
Jun 28, 2017
SafeBeat and Wolfson Children’s Hospital of Jacksonville, Florida, have finalized an agreement with the goal to provide free preventative heart screenings for middle and high-school students in North Florida and South Georgia.
Jun 27, 2017
Courtesy of Cherokee Tribune-Ledger News - The most common of cardiac myopathies, HCM is thought to be prevalent in 1 out of 500 individuals.
Jun 27, 2017
Courtesy of The Irish Times - GAA player Cathal Joyce woke up at the sideline, surrounded by paramedics, and was so weak he couldn’t lift his arms and didn’t know what was happening.
Jun 26, 2017
Courtesy of Associations Now - Two recent American Heart Association surveys revealed that U.S. workers are not prepared for cardiac emergencies at the office.
Jun 26, 2017
Courtesy of Medical Express - A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigator and his team have developed a new risk assessment tool that brings physicians closer to predicting who is most likely to suffer a sudden cardiac arrest, a condition that is fatal in more than 90 percent of patients.
Jun 26, 2017
Courtesy of Weekend Post - The decision to subject players to a series of cardiac screening comes at a time when football players continue to lose lives on the field of play.
Jun 25, 2017
Courtesy of Herald Sun - THE big-hearted efforts of elite endurance athletes are unlocking secrets that could save average Australians from heart disease and related issues.
Jun 23, 2017
Courtesy of Fremont Tribune - For someone suffering cardiac arrest, saying “every second counts” may seem trite — but it’s true.
Jun 22, 2017
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service - Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says he is in full support of efforts to encourage the prescreening of student athletes in sports.
Jun 21, 2017
Courtesy of WAFF - If your coworker had a heart attack in the middle of the office today - would you know what to do? Are you First Aid, CPR or AED certified?
Jun 21, 2017
Courtesy of Daily Record - The Mossneuk Primary pupil was born with Aortic Valve Stenosis which, if untreated, can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.
Jun 20, 2017
Courtesy of Yahoo! News - Cardiac arrest, or a sudden loss of heart function, can occur without warning.
Jun 19, 2017
Courtesy of The New Paper - About 1,000 cases of sudden cardiac death occur among Singaporeans every year.
Jun 18, 2017
Courtesy of The Advocate - When a heart stops beating, doctors turn to the latest technology to start it again. But when cardiac arrest occurs far from a hospital, the rescue technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation reliably saves lives.
Jun 18, 2017
Courtesy of Daily Mail - A footy player has been revived on the field after going into cardiac arrest when hit in the face by a ball.
Jun 17, 2017
Courtesy of The Star - Since the death of Olympic Gardens player Okeem Forth from a reported heart failure, the Kingston and St Andrew Football (KSAFA) has now mandated that all youth players in its competitions be medically screened and at least one player has been barred after it was discovered that he has an underlying heart condition.
