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Cardiac screening could prevent college sports deaths
New study recommends that young athletes have electrocardiogram (EKG) tests to reduce their risk of sudden cardiac death.
Continue reading...Sad stories, avoidable deaths?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Would these sudden cardiac arrest deaths be avoidable if communities offered cardiac screening and made AEDs readily available?
Continue reading...High schools offer ECG tests for athletes
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Privately funded ECG testing is screening student athletes for heart abnormalities than can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...Sudden cardiac arrest: New research and awareness in Australia
Thursday, November 18, 2010
A new research study in Australia will test the effectiveness of intravenous cold saline treatment, administered by paramedics, to reduce brain injury in victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...Forecast: Cold, snow, and perhaps greater risk of sudden cardiac arrest [VIDEO]
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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Sudden cardiac arrest incidents seem more likely to occur in colder months; experts urge cardiac screening for those at risk, and training in CPR and AED-awareness for everyone.
Continue reading...Reducing firefighters’ risk of sudden cardiac arrest: Cardiac Science for the week of Nov. 1
Monday, November 1, 2010
University of Pittsburgh researchers are testing two high-tech cooling techniques to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest among firefighters.
Continue reading...Undiagnosed heart condition causes sudden cardiac arrest: Cardiac Science for the week of Oct. 25
Monday, October 25, 2010
A 21-year-old Bradley College baseball player died of undiagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the leading cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes.
Continue reading...They needed an AED — What they got was a miracle [Videos]
Thursday, September 16, 2010
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What the 17-year-old cardiac arrest victim really needed to revive him was a defibrillator, but since the nurse could only perform CPR, she prayed for a miracle.
Continue reading...Updated guidelines for cardiac rehab referral: Cardiac Science for the week of Sept. 13
Monday, September 13, 2010
New guidelines aim to improve patients' use of cardiac rehab programs; Powerheart AED G3 donated to Florida church; Florida school AED used to save football player who collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...Olivia’s story: A young life lost to sudden cardiac arrest
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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