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Two New Resuscitation Alliances Announce Decisive Goal to Increase Global Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates by 50 Percent
DALLAS, TX--A cohort of international health organizations, resuscitation leaders, and emergency medical systems that includes the American Heart Association (AHA) – the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease – today announced the establishment of the Global Resuscitation Alliance, declaring a bold… Read More
Defibrillators Could Save Many More Lives If Associated with Basic Life Support Education
ROME, ITALY--Automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) fail to save lives when the public does not have basic life support education, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2016. The study found that public access defibrillation (PAD) programs are unevenly deployed across France, with an obvious impact on out-of-hospital cardiac… Read More
Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Rarely Associated with Exercise
ROME, ITALY--Sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is rarely associated with exercise, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Dr. Gherardo Finocchiaro, a cardiologist at St. George’s University of London, UK.(1) Nearly 80% of patients in the study had no symptoms and only one in five had been… Read More
Traffic Accidents Increased by 50% in Patients with ICDs
ROME, ITALY--The risk of traffic accidents is increased by 50% in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) compared to age and gender matched controls, according to a Danish nationwide registry study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today. “Driving after ICD implantation is an area of great debate and concern for both doctors… Read More
Researchers Create Model to Predict Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Based on 12 risk factors, researchers say risk for sudden cardiac arrest could be predicted. PHILADELPHIA, PA--Each year more than 300,000 Americans will succumb to out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death (SCD) – the immediate and unexpected cessation of the heart’s ability to function properly – one of the leading causes of death in the United… Read More
Genetic Tests for Potentially Fatal Heart Anomaly Can Misdiagnose Condition in Black Americans
Genetic testing has greatly improved physicians’ ability to detect potentially lethal heart anomalies among asymptomatic family members of people who suffer cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death. But a study from Harvard Medical School published in the Aug. 18 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine shows that over the last decade these… Read More
AED Accessibility a Barrier During Cardiac Arrest
Operating hours of public AED locations not considered when placing devices - See more at: https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2016/08/15/13/56/aed-acces… Operating hours of public AED locations not considered when placing devices - See more at: https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2016/08/15/13/56/aed-acces… Operating hours of… Read More
Dana Vollmer Overcomes Heart Condition and Successfully Competes in Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL-- Dana Vollmer didn’t set the world record Sunday night. She didn’t even successfully defend her gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly. But Vollmer didn’t leave the Olympic Aquatics Stadium disappointed. She also didn’t leave without more hardware. The 28-year-old proudly wore the bronze medal around her neck after… Read More
Leaky Calcium Triggers Brainstem Blackout That Results in Sudden Cardiac Death
Epilepsy is an extremely common disorder affecting people of all ages, from infants through teenagers to older adults. One of the most mysterious things about this disorder is that about 6 percent of the people with epilepsy have an unusually high incidence of sudden unexpected death. In a paper published today on the Proceedings of the National… Read More