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Two young lives saved, thanks to outdoor SaveStation Towers with AEDs
On Saturday June 4, 2022, a SaveStation Tower was opened and the AED inside was used to help save a young girl’s life. 13-year-old Nina was playing in a soccer tournament at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, WA, when she suddenly collapsed on the field. Her coach was quick to call 911 while her father Tom Taft and a nearby nurse recognized… Read More
Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men
Research Highlights: An examination of data of people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Israel found males 14 to 30 years of age were the most susceptible to myocarditis after a second or third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, however, the overall risk remains relatively low. Among males ages 16 to 19 years,… Read More
New recommendations to bridge gaps in awareness, treatment of cardiac device infections
Report incorporates best practices from American Heart Association summit to improve cardiac implantable electronic device infection care DALLAS, TX -- Research finds as many as 1 in 20 patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED), such as a pacemaker or implantable defibrillator, develops an infection within three years of… Read More
PulsePoint to host contest promoting Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
This October, during Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the non-profit PulsePoint Foundation is rewarding communities for identifying and registering AEDs. Each AED registered from October 1 through 31 will gain you an entry to win one of ten $500 Amazon gift cards. Collectively, the community that registers the most AEDs will be granted $5,… Read More
Medtronic addresses ICD recall
In June 2022, Medtronic began alerting physicians to the potential for reduced shock energy during therapy in its Cobalt™ and Crome™ portfolio of ICDs and CRT-Ds, along with comprehensive patient management recommendations. At the same time, Medtronic asked hospitals to quarantine and return a subset of non-implanted Cobalt and Crome devices for… Read More
Study reports novel findings in prediction of sudden death after myocardial infarction
BARCELONA, SPAIN -- Clinical data and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging did not improve risk prediction for sudden cardiac death (SCD) after myocardial infarction in the largest pooled patient cohort collected to date. The late breaking research from the PROFID project was presented at ESC Congress 2022. SCD is responsible for… Read More
Cardiac arrest survival rate rising
The probability of surviving sudden cardiac arrest outside hospital in Sweden has more than doubled in 30 years. This is shown by a national Swedish register study covering more than 130,000 cases. Sudden cardiac arrest affects some 10,000 people in Sweden annually. Saving them is a race against the clock, and the actions of bystanders who can… Read More
Help for Latinas and Black women at higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest death
The American Heart Association's new campaign, Heroes Saving Hearts, inspire the Hispanic-Latino community to learn Hands-Only CPR. DALLAS, TX -- Despite improvement in CPR training, the survival rate for women experiencing cardiac arrest outside of a hospital has not improved significantly, especially for Hispanic women[1]. The American Heart… Read More
Genetic score detects those at risk for sudden cardiac death
Researchers in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are one step closer to identifying patients at highest risk for developing sudden cardiac death. To identify those at highest risk, researchers used a polygenic risk score that has been previously shown successful in predicting coronary artery disease. This Cedars-Sinai study, however, is… Read More