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West Penn Hospital to Provide Heart Screenings for Local Student-Athletes
Physicians at West Penn Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), are conducting heart screenings for dozens of local middle and high school student-athletes today in an effort to detect potential cardiac abnormalities, including enlarged PITTSBURGH, PA--Physicians at West Penn Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), are… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Is Not on Consumers' Radar, According to Research from the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Presented at the AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium
Nearly 300,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest each year in the U.S., but the life-threatening condition is not on consumers’ radar, according to a study by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, in collaboration with StrataVerve, presented at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium. Researchers found there is an urgent… Read More
Drone Delivery Could Shave Crucial Minutes off the Median Ambulance Response Times in Both Rural and Urban Regions
NEW ORLEANS, LA--Drone delivery could shave crucial minutes off the median ambulance response times in both rural and urban regions. When a person goes into cardiac arrest, every passing minute hurts their chances of survival. Now, a group of University of Toronto researchers want to use drones to deliver life-saving automatic external… Read More
Marijuana Use May Be Linked to Temporarily Weakened Heart Muscle
Study Highlights Younger marijuana users were twice as likely as non-users to experience stress cardiomyopathy, a sudden, usually temporary, weakening of the heart muscle that occurs more commonly in older women. If you use marijuana and experience chest pain or shortness of breath, seek medical help to rule out this infrequent but serious… Read More
CPR Skills Low Among Older Adults
Study Highlights CPR knowledge is low in many communities, especially among older adults. Separate studies a continent apart suggest older people are not trained in CPR and may be reluctant to start resuscitation efforts. Targeted educational initiatives could increase and improve CPR training. NEW ORLEANS, LA--CPR increases the chance… Read More
CPR from Bystanders Associated with Better Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Patients
Receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander – compared with not – was associated with better overall and neurologically favorable survival for children and adolescents who had out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics. The study is being presented at the American Heart… Read More
Do Nights, Weekends Affect Survival After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest in Hospital?
For hospitalized children, the rate of surviving to discharge was lower for those who had cardiac arrest with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at night compared with during the daytime and evening, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics. Nearly 6,000 children in the United States receive CPR in the hospital each year and… Read More
The Aftermath of Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
PITTSBURGH, PA--Life after survival from cardiac arrest is fraught with challenges for patients and loved ones alike, according to newly published research conducted among members of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s online community, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Network. While contemporary research among survivors has focused on functional… Read More
Martin Gannon Elected to Serve on Board of Directors
PITTSBURGH, PA--Martin J. Gannon, Vice President of Investments at Stifel in Bethel Park, PA, has been elected to serve on the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Board of Directors. As a financial advisor in wealth management, Gannon has more than 38 years of experience in helping clients identify and prioritize their objectives. He also has a… Read More