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Can a personalized approach more accurately allocate cardiac devices?
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS -- A novel project testing the value of personalised treatment and applying artificial intelligence (AI) to better select patients for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is outlined today at EHRA 2021, the online annual congress of the ESC’s European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Sudden cardiac death accounts for… Read More
Study highlights risks of anxiety and depression after cardiac device implantation
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, FRANCE--Patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) should be regularly screened for anxiety and depression, according to research presented at EHRA 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Study author Professor Susanne Pedersen of Odense University Hospital,… Read More
High school student, Kaitlin Ryan, saves her father’s life on Tampa area golf course
Now she is advocating to save other lives. PITTSBURGH, PA--These were uncertain times. It was the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. To find some semblance of normal, Kaitlin Ryan, 15, a student at Palm Harbor University High School, and her father Stephen Ryan, 49, would often go to a nearby golf course to get outside and share their passion… Read More
Athletes unlikely to develop cardiac complications from COVID, study shows
Highlights: To date, no adverse cardiac events related to SARS-CoV-2 infection have been observed among more than 3,000 collegiate athletes during short-term clinical surveillance. Findings suggest safe return-to-play without cardiac testing for asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic athletes. DALLAS, TX--While the lasting impact of COVID-19 on… Read More
Monash study of cardiac arrests at schools and universities highlights the importance of available and findable public access defibrillators
A Monash University study of cardiac arrests on university campuses and primary and secondary schools has highlighted the need for more publicly available and – importantly – findable – defibrillators. Each year more than 24,000 Australians have a sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Survival rates are currently only around 10% but early… Read More
Take a step for survival!
PITTSBURGH, PA--The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is once again participating in the annual Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community. The 2021 Virtual Highmark Walk is an online only virtual walk and fundraiser. Participants may take their first steps anytime—by walking on a treadmill, in a park, or around their neighborhood. Participants may also… Read More
Instructed in CPR by 911 dispatcher, Nebraska couple saves 13-day-old son
During a nightly TV newscast in January, anchor Bill Schammert's voice broke as he described why he'd been off the air for a few days. It started when his 13-day-old son, Cameron, came down with a case of the sniffles. Just to be on the safe side, the pediatrician suggested bringing him in for a checkup. They never made it there. After strapping… Read More
CPR training offered to just over half of surveyed Ontario high school students despite mandated training
Just over half of surveyed Ontario high schools reported providing CPR and AED training to students despite being mandated by the province to provide training for the lifesaving technique, according to a new study by Unity Health Toronto researchers. The study, published Monday April 12, in CJC Open, surveyed elementary and high schools from 15… Read More
COVID-19 tied to spikes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
An international study that identified a dramatic increase in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) preceding and paralleling the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that OHCA is yet another example of the virus's myriad multisystemic effects and a signal of upcoming community surges. In the observational study, published today in the Lancet's … Read More