Jul 17, 2017
Courtesy of Science Daily - Sudden cardiac death, and episodes of fainting and seizures from long QT syndrome are significantly lower than previously thought when patients are diagnosed and treated at a specialty center dedicated to the treatment of genetic heart rhythm diseases.
Jul 15, 2017
American Heart Association News - She’s extremely fit, courageous and indomitable, a zealous rock climber eager to take on the NBC show’s rugged obstacle course that few can conquer.
Jul 15, 2017
Courtesy of Harvard Health Publications - After calling 911, do you know what to do if a person is unresponsive and not breathing?
Jul 14, 2017
Courtesy of Medscape - The occasional instance of SCD during a sporting event in full public glare serves as a grim reminder of the small but definite arrhythmic risk of extreme exercise.
Jul 13, 2017
Courtesy of Newsmax Health - Sudden cardiac arrest may not be so sudden. According to one study, warning signs may occur in the hours, days, or even weeks before.
Jul 12, 2017
Courtesy of The Times of India - India is already the third most obese country in the world and recent trends show that in another eight years it will go higher up in the rank.
Jul 11, 2017
Courtesy of Science of Performance - The best endurance athletes push their minds and bodies as far as humanly possible—a practice that might not actually be good for them.
Jul 10, 2017
Courtesy of KUAR - A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count data center finds that heart disease is the fifth-highest cause of death for children and teenagers in Arkansas.
Jul 10, 2017
Courtesy of Express - HEART attacks don’t always force people to clutch their heart or left arm - and fall to the floor. Symptoms of a potentially deadly episode can vary and even cause pain in unexpected parts of the body.
Jul 10, 2017
Courtesy of The Monroe News - The Lenawee County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that Jasmin Torres died of congenital aortic stenosis, a rare disorder found in only about 5 percent of patients who are diagnosed with congenital heart disease.
Jul 10, 2017
Courtesy of Fox 9 - The number one killer in America is sudden cardiac arrest - when the heart just stops beating. One Minnesota man is on a personal mission to make sure you know how to perform CPR.
Jul 10, 2017
Courtesy of Online Khabar English Edition- Gone are the days when high blood pressure or hypertension was a problem affecting only middle-aged or old people.
Jul 10, 2017
Courtesy of The Inquirer Daily News - Issues of heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest are rare in young people, but are most likely to involve athletes. In those cases, survival is rare.
Jul 9, 2017
Courtesy of Fosters - For most college athletes, except for the very small percentage that go on to the professional sports arena, life changes dramatically after graduation.
Jul 7, 2017
Courtesy of MIT Technology Review - An algorithm that spots heart arrhythmia shows how AI will revolutionize medicine—but patients must trust machines with their lives.
Jul 6, 2017
Courtesy of Health Day - Heart failure patients are much less likely now to die from sudden cardiac arrest, new research shows.
Jul 6, 2017
Courtesy of USA Today High School Sports - Cheraw High School junior, Dorrell McFarland, 17, went into cardiac arrest, according to friends. The teen was airlifted to Charleston where he died Monday.
Jul 6, 2017
Courtesy of The Review - Sudden cardiac death is one of the main causes of death among young athletes.
Jul 5, 2017
AAP News & Journals - Sudden unexplained death in pediatrics (SUDP) is an inclusive term for sudden deaths in children that remain unexplained by standard autopsy and death scene investigation, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sudden unexpected infant death, sudden unexplained death in childhood, and undetermined deaths.
Jul 5, 2017
Courtesy of Safety.BLR - The American Heart Association (AHA) has launched a new campaign to promote first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automatic external defibrillator (AED) training.
