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Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports: How Can the Risk Be Reduced?
250 of the world's leading specialists met in Berlin last weekend Time and again, the topic of sudden cardiac death grabs the public's attention when football stars or other top athletes collapse from cardiac arrest in front of the live cameras. This important issue has long been a concern of heart specialists, for cardiac arrest often hits young… Read More
L'Oreal Paris' Ninth Annual Women of Worth Celebration Recognizes 10 Exceptional Women; Phyllis Sudman Named 2014 National Honoree
NEW YORK, NY-- L'Oreal Paris honored 10 women for their extraordinary contributions to their communities at the ninth annual Women of Worth celebration Tuesday night and recognized Phyllis Sudman, co-founder of Simon's Fund, as the 2014 Women of Worth National Honoree. Inspired by L'Oreal Paris' iconic brand philosophy, "Because You're Worth It,"… Read More
Distrust of Police Is Top Reason Latinos Don't Call 9-1-1 for Cardiac Arrest
WASHINGTON, DC--Fear of police, language barriers, lack of knowledge of cardiac arrest symptoms and financial concerns prevent Latinos – particularly those of lower socioeconomic status – from seeking emergency medical help and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a study published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency… Read More
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Physician-Researcher Awarded NHLBI Grant to Study Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Funds to help develop prevention strategies for deadly heart condition LOS ANGELES, CA--One of medicine's most prominent experts in sudden cardiac arrest has received a new $2.36 million grant to study how to better predict the deadly heart condition that kills an estimated 300,000 Americans each year. Over recent years, Sumeet S. Chugh, MD,… Read More
Help Raise Awareness About Sudden Cardiac Arrest on #GivingTuesday
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday...what's next? #GivingTuesday--a day to give to charities like the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, a national nonprofit organization working to save lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in the U.S. PITTSBURGH, PA--The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has joined #… Read More
Stressful Duties Raise Police Officers' Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Police officers are at increased risk for sudden cardiac death when performing stressful duties like chasing, restraining or fighting with suspects, researchers say. Sudden cardiac death is up to 70 times more likely during those kinds of stressful activities, compared to when police officers perform routine duties, according a new study of U.S.… Read More
Basic vs. Advanced Life Support Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Evidence Supports Back to Basics Approach
Patients who had cardiac arrest at home or elsewhere outside of a hospital had greater survival to hospital discharge and to 90 days beyond if they received basic life support (BLS) vs. advanced life support (ALS) from ambulance personnel, according to a report published online by JAMA Internal Medicine. Emergency medical services (EMS) respond to… Read More
Daughter Saves Father's Life By Performing CPR
AUSTIN, TX--Michael DeMarco, 42, doesn't recall much about the morning of Feb. 14, 2014, but it's a Valentine's Day his daughter, Aly Demarco, 13, won't soon forget. View video here. "From what everybody was telling me, I was doing my morning workout," Michael DeMarco said. "My wife and I were really heavy into the Cross Fit training stuff at the… Read More
Director Mike Nichols, Husband of Diane Sawyer, Dies Suddenly from Cardiac Arrest
Mike Nichols, esteemed director/writer/producer and husband of Diane Sawyer, has died. ABC reports he died suddenly on Wednesday evening of cardiac arrest. He was 83. Nichols' death was announced by ABC News President James Goldston. "He was a true visionary, winning the highest honors in the arts for his work as a director, writer, producer and… Read More