Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation
"Screening Hearts and Saving Lives"
Partners In Prevention

In Memory of Marc Uglietto, son of Jayne Vining


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We want to thank HeartScreen America, Inc. for its generous support of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation.  We are most
appreciative.  
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Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation
300 Ballardvale Street
Suite 201
Andover, MA  01810
United States
ph: 978-474-8008
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A Heart For Sports

AHFS - A Heart For Sports
Our goal is to save the lives of young people who, unknowingly, have heart conditions that can lead to sudden cardiac death. Our goal is accomplished by offering free cardiac screenings for young people of ages 13-22. The success of A Heart for Sports Cardiovascular Screening Program is a testament to the effort, commitment and dedication of quality people and organizations working together for the greater good.


Arrhythmia Alliance

Arrhythmia Alliance
Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A) is a coalition of individuals, patients groups, charities, professional medical groups and industry allies. These groups work together under the Arrhythmia Alliance umbrella to raise awareness of cardiac arrhythmias and to promote timely and effective diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias leading to an improved quality of life.


Heart Safe Club

Heart Safe Club of Rhinebeck
The mission of the Heart Safe Club of Rhinebeck is to provide community CPR/AED instruction and promote CPR/AED awareness, advocate & lobby for heart health at the local and state levels, promote community heart screenings events, provide one CPR Anytime toolkit to each Rhinebeck H.S. senior to bring home and share with their families, and hold fundraisers to support the club and it’s activities.


Latitude Sports

Latitude Sports Clubs
Latitude sports clubs were founded in 2006. With state of the art facilities in Andover, Methuen, Bradford, and Salisbury, MA, Latitude sports clubs is committed to offering a superior exercise experience.


L12A

Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation
Formed in memory of Louis J. Acompora, who died at age 14 while playing in a high school lacrosse game, the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation promotes sports safety and AED programs through national awareness campaigns, education projects, and affecting policy on local and state levels.


MIAA

MIAA
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association is an organization of 368 high schools, who sponsor athletic activities in 33 sports. More than 200,000 young men and women competeannually in approximately 100,000 competitions among MIAA member schools.


MA PIP

Massachusetts Partners In Prevention
The Massachusetts Partners in Prevention, a program of the MIAA, seeks to serve as a clearing house and a conduit to offer opportunities for improved information dissemination and service delivery. They are committed to providing mechanisms and structures that support improved services to youth. They strive to celebrate youth who make positive lifestyle choices.


MSSADA

MSSADA
For the past 56 years the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA) has supported and been dedicated to improving the quality of high school athletic programs in Massachusetts.


NABCA

NABCA
The North American Booster Club Association ("NABCA") is the first of its kind National Booster Club Association dedicated to providing booster clubs throughout North America with the highest level of Guidance, Education, Training and Support.


Project Heart Fit

Project Heart Fit
Based in Tampa, FL and Pittsburgh, PA, Project HeartFit’s goal is to raise awareness on the risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in student athletes and to provide free EKG and Echocardiogram heart screenings to help identify potential cardiac abnormalities commonly associated with SCA.


Remembering Ryan Initiative
Founded in memory of Ryan Pocan, who passed away from Ebstein's Anomaly, on October 23, 2007. The Remembering Ryan Initiative is to include ECGs with your child’s sport, school and annual physicals, and to support well-child visits with your pediatrician or family physician.


Saving Young Hearts

Saving Young Hearts
Established in memory of Sean Alexander Anderson, who collapsed in cardiac arrest while rollerblading in February 2004, at age ten. Sean’s heart never regained rhythm. Saving Young Hearts’ goal is to educate parents and communities about the imminent possibility of SCA in children and young adults and advocate heart screenings for early detection in school age children.


STARS-US

STARS-US
STARS is dedicated to educating the general public, sufferers, their families, and medical professionals, about Syncope and the understanding of these conditions. STARS is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals and their families coping with Syncope’s and Reflex Anoxic Seizures. STARS will focus on education and supporting sufferers, their families, the medical community and general public by creating a support system where they can obtain knowledge and understanding of Syncope and RAS conditions. STARS-US will also promote research into the diagnosis and management of Syncope and RAS, to publicly publish the results to alert patients, the general public and the medical community.


Take It To Heart

Take It To Heart
Formed in memory of Janna April Becker, who died at age 15 of Long QT syndrome, Take It To HeartTM increases awareness and provides educational materials and resources to prevent sudden cardiac death in children and young adults. It promotes cardiac screenings, beginning with an ECG read by a cardiologist, for all children entering the 9th grade.



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