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Olivia’s story: A young life lost to sudden cardiac arrest
Corinne Ruiz shares with us the heartbreaking story of her daughter Olivia, who died at age 14 of sudden cardiac arrest caused by Long QT Syndrome.
Continue reading...Treadmill fitness test correlates with risk of death: Cardiac Science for the week of August 23
23. August 2010
A stress-test study in Circulation; biker's cardiac arrest death leads to AED donation in Catalina; 14-year-old saved in Hawaii; Denmark AED demographic study regarding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...For some sedentary patients, a treadmill stress test before exercise
18. August 2010
The latest issue of Circulation advises doctors on when and how to prescribe exercise, including when to start the process with a cardiac stress test.
Continue reading...Elevated heart rate over time linked to death risk: Cardiac Science for the week of August 16
16. August 2010
An elevated resting heart rate that persists over time has been linked to increased risk of death; Madison County SAVES Public Access Defibrillation program deploys 81 Powerheart AEDs.
Continue reading...Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Parents advocate for cardiac screening
11. August 2010
After their son Sean died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Jim and Sheila Fisher became leaders in advocating for heart screening for teens using EKG tests and echocardiograms.
Continue reading...Introducing the Quinton 9500 Series cardiac stress systems
28. July 2010
The Quinton 9500 Series cardiac stress systems are easy-to-use, customizable, and expandable solutions streamlined for cardiac stress testing.
Continue reading...Introducing CareCenter MD, a PC-based diagnostic workstation
12. July 2010
Cardiac Science introduces CareCenter MD, a new PC-based wireless diagnostic workstation.
Continue reading...New research on sick sinus syndrome, a cause of sudden cardiac death: Cardiac Science for the week of July 12
12. July 2010
A cardiology study in a recent issue of Circulation Research sheds light on a genetic factor underlying sick sinus syndrome, a cause of sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...We encourage you to register your medical devices
9. July 2010
Follow Neil Barnes' example and register your cardiac medical devices.
Continue reading...Allscripts to acquire Eclipsys: Cardiac Science for the week of July 5
6. July 2010
EHR firm Allscripts acquires Eclipsys; Baltimore officials urge purchase of more AEDs; New York firefighter who had doubted the value of defibrillators is revived by colleagues using the firehouse AED.
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