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Cardiac Science Notifies AED Customers of Voluntary Medical Device Recall
BOTHELL, Wash. -- Cardiac Science Corporation is initiating a worldwide voluntary recall after determining that approximately 12,200 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may not be able to deliver therapy during a resuscitation attempt, which may lead to serious adverse events or death. These AEDs were manufactured in a way that makes them… Read More
Seven Signs That May Warn of a Rare Heart Condition
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Americans look to keep their fitness resolutions and increase their physical activity, Dr. Bing Liem, cardiologist and electrophysiologist at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., is hoping to raise awareness of a critical but rare heart condition: congenital malformations of the heart or vascular… Read More
SCA Foundation: Leading the Charge
WASHINGTON, DC-- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation was featured in Cardiovascular Health, a supplement in today's Washington Post, as one of three nonprofit organizations making a difference in the prevention of death and disability from heart disease. Others recognized were the American Heart Association and WomenHeart. "More people die each… Read More
Labor Day Miracles
My name is Amy Jones. I am 37 years old. September 7, 2009 was the day my life changed forever. The first part of my story will be told from the recollection of others – the story may be incomplete because my husband, who is a major part in this story, does not like to talk about this. It is simply too painful. It is easier for me because I don'… Read More
Pharmacological Fright
Michelle Bychowsky, Hoboken, NJ – 34 at time of event (2008) Michelle works for Novartis, she trained as a pharmacist, and now manages the drug supply for investigational trials. She was presenting during a meeting on that Wednesday, when she fell forward onto the table in front of her. 911 was called and several colleagues, who were also EMTs,… Read More
Ewy's Mission: Saving Lives Using Continuous Chest Compressions
International resuscitation experts to consider recommending this protocol during meeting next week in Dallas TUCSON, Ariz.–For more than two decades, Dr. Gordon Ewy has been on a crusade to change the way people are treated for sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in the nation. The 76-year-old cardiologist and director of the… Read More
Methodist University Hospital Expands Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia for SCA Survivors
MEMPHIS–A “cool” new treatment is responsible for saving the life of 63-year-old Isaac Turner last December. “It saved him, no question,” said Bruce Wilson, M.D., a cardiologist with Methodist University Hospital. Methodist is the first hospital in West Tennessee to offer therapeutic cooling therapy for cardiac arrest patients who meet particular… Read More
NFL May Mandate Heart Ultrasounds
CHICAGO–In the wake of Gaines Adams' death of a cardiac arrest Jan. 17, the National Football League (NFL) may mandate an ultrasound of the heart at next month's NFL Combine. But NFL Players Association medical director Thom Mayer warned the decision would not be an indication of regret and insisted the use of echocardiograms have been discussed… Read More
Chicago Bears Loses Gaines Adams to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The 26-year-old defensive end for the Chicago Bears, Gaines Adams, died on Sunday, January 17, of cardiac arrest resulting from an enlarged heart, according to Greenwood County, South Carolina chief deputy coroner Marcia Kelley-Clark, as reported in the Chicago Tribune. Drug use was not suspected to be a factor in Adams’ death, although toxicology… Read More