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High schools offer ECG tests for athletes
Privately funded ECG testing is screening student athletes for heart abnormalities than can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...Forecast: Cold, snow, and perhaps greater risk of sudden cardiac arrest [VIDEO]
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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...Another high school football death; Texas mom calls for cardiac screenings
Monday, September 20, 2010
Another Texas high school football death has a mom calling for cardiac screenings.
Continue reading...Cardiac stress test saved coach’s life
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Cardiac stress testing can be a life-saver for people like Stoutland who have chest pain but are not suffering a heart attack.
Continue reading...For some sedentary patients, a treadmill stress test before exercise
Wednesday, August 18, 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...Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Parents advocate for cardiac screening
Wednesday, August 11, 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...Costs and benefits of cardiac screening for young athletes: Cardiac Science for the week of June 28
Monday, June 28, 2010
Costs and the benefits of cardiac screening with electrocardiograms to protect young athletes from sudden cardiac arrest; San Diego area school district announces plans to equip all schools with defibrillators.
Continue reading...Dizziness in the elderly a sign of cardiovascular disease: Cardiac Science for the week of May 17
Monday, May 17, 2010
A new study suggests that dizziness in the elderly may well be a sign of cardiovascular disease; Philadelphia parents are lobbying for AEDs in city recreation centers; a Missouri school's AED saves the life of a 13-year-old cardiac arrest victim; and a California hospital donates Powerheart AEDs to the community.
Continue reading...Foundation provides free EKG testing for teens: Cardiac Science for the week of May 10
Monday, May 10, 2010
More than 10,000 students in Chicago-area schools have received free EKG screenings underwritten by the Max Schewitz Foundation; a UK family donates AEDs to schools in memory of a son who died of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.
Continue reading...How a treadmill stress test changed his life
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The treadmill stress test (also called an exercise electrocardiogram) is often the first type of stress test used to check for heart problems.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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