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Emilie’s story: Why parents must know about Long QT Syndrome (Video)

Friday, June 3, 2011

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Emilie’s story: Why parents must know about Long QT Syndrome (Video)

A mother whose daughter died of sudden cardiac arrest caused by Long QT Syndrome educates other parents about the condition.

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Sad stories, avoidable deaths?

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Sad stories, avoidable deaths?

Would these sudden cardiac arrest deaths be avoidable if communities offered cardiac screening and made AEDs readily available?

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Illinois church’s AED saved a member of the congregation

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Illinois church’s AED saved a member of the congregation

A church AED was on hand to save the life of a man who collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest at church in Lake Villa, Illinois.

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Olivia’s story: A young life lost to sudden cardiac arrest

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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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.

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Bedside diagnostic test for Long QT Syndrome

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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Bedside diagnostic test for Long QT Syndrome

A new study proposes a bedside ECG test for diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), an abnormal heart rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.

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Long QT Syndrome: Jackie Perry Renfrow loses TWO children

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Long QT Syndrome: Jackie Perry Renfrow loses TWO children

Long QT Syndrome is a hereditary disease that devastated Jackie Renfrow's family. Her two children died of sudden cardiac arrest caused by Long QT.

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Defibrillators saving lives at pools, gyms, and schools: Cardiac Science for the week of Aug. 3

Monday, August 3, 2009

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Defibrillators saving lives at pools, gyms, and schools: Cardiac Science for the week of Aug. 3

Pool AED teen swimmer rescue as it relates to the Maryland AED law for pools proposal; Maine the first to debut a statewide electronic health record system; more.

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Josh Miller HEARTS Act | House sends to Senate bill to fund AEDs for schools

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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Josh Miller HEARTS Act | House sends to Senate bill to fund AEDs for schools

The Josh Miller HEARTS Act, providing funds for AEDs and AED/CPR training for schools, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was named in memory of a 15-year-old Ohio student who died after suffering sudden cardiac arrest during a football game.

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$1 million donation for AEDs in Canada: Cardiac Science for the week of June 1

Sunday, May 31, 2009

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$1 million donation for AEDs in Canada: Cardiac Science for the week of June 1

When 17-year-old Curtis Rosenau went into cardiac arrest on the basketball court two years ago, he was fortunate. There was an automated external defibrillator (AED) available, and rescuers used it to re-start his heartbeat.

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Journal of the AHA on improving survival rates: Cardiac Science for the week of May 11

Monday, May 11, 2009

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Journal of the AHA on improving survival rates: Cardiac Science for the week of May 11

A study published May 4 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association found that refinements to the common protocols for treating sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) victims with CPR and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can improve survival rates.

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