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UF Health’s new ECPR program saves its first cardiac arrest patient
Frank Lowman is as hardworking as they come. Even after suffering a heart attack that led to cardiac arrest, Lowman focused on one thing that was extremely important to him once he returned home from the hospital – he wanted to go back to work. “I feel good. I don’t have any problems with anything,” said Lowman, an excavator operator from… Read More
The race to reinvent CPR
A new, high-tech approach called ECPR can restart more hearts and save more lives. Why aren’t more hospitals embracing it? "...Worldwide, cardiac arrest — when the heart suddenly stops beating — strikes some five million people a year outside a hospital setting. In the United States, that figure is nearly 400,000. And in 2021, of those who were… Read More
Cardiac arrest survivors, families urge approval of HEARTS Act
Bill to strengthen cardiac emergency response in schools would save lives WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee today is considering the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act, which would help ensure students and school staff are prepared to respond… Read More
In memory of Jamie Froman
We honor James (Jamie) Froman, a strong supporter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (SCAF), who passed away on March 4, 2024. Jamie worked at Philips Healthcare and was responsible for much of the funding SCAF received from this company. He retired when he developed cancer, but Jamie continued to seek out ways to serve others, including… Read More
Heart advocates from across the nation to join forces to help save lives threatened by Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Heart advocates from around the nation will join forces May 30 - June 1 in Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) during the 4th Annual National CPR & AED Awareness Rally & March, spearheaded by survivor Ed Kosiec of Every Second Counts CPR. The event will coincide with National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation… Read More
Bill to improve cardiac emergency preparedness in schools advances
WASHINGTON, DC -- Lifesaving legislation clears House subcommittee The U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today approved the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act, which would help ensure students and staff are prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency. “… Read More
Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages
The mean age at which people in Chicago have cardiac arrest outside the hospital is getting younger, with the biggest changes happening among Black men, according to a new study led by the University of Illinois Chicago and Illinois Heart Rescue. The study — the first that the authors know of that looks at this issue on a community level —… Read More
No matter where they live women are less likely to get bystander CPR
When the heart stops beating during sudden cardiac arrest, receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander doubles the chance of survival. But research from the Duke University School of Medicine, published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, reveals a consistent reality: women are less likely than men to… Read More
New studies: AI captures electrocardiogram patterns that could signal a future sudden cardiac arrest
Two new studies by Cedars-Sinai investigators support using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict sudden cardiac arrest—a health emergency that in 90% of cases leads to death within minutes. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a mostly lethal condition, and prevention will make the biggest impact, but we need to find novel clinical tools to make that… Read More