October 2, 2013 — Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in high school-aged athletes. To determine if ...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
This channel includes news and new technology innovations about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is also called sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCA occured when the heart suddenly ceases all electrical activity needed to keep the heart beating. Read more about the the condition from the Heart Rhythm Society. It is estimated that more than 400,000 people in the U.S. have out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation by administering an electric shock to the heart to restore its rhythm to normal are the only treatments that have been shown to improve survival after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA is fatal in over 80 percent of cases.
Oct. 1, 2013 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced the late breaking trials and first report ...
October 01, 2013
September 25, 2013 — A new clinical study of patients who died of sudden cardiac arrest, a usually fatal condition that ...
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Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Pre-participation physical evaluations (PPEs) are a standard requirement for many school-aged athletes to participate in competitive sports. One purpose of the PPE is to check for any underlying cardiovascular abnormalities that could put an athlete at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is the number one medical cause of death in young athletes.
October 25, 2018September 25, 2013 — Physio-Control launched its comprehensive solution designed to improve cardiac resuscitation in ...
September 25, 2013
September 11, 2013 — The main results of the large randomized LINC study, which compared the effectiveness of the Lucas ...
September 11, 2013
September 6, 2013 — Physio-Control launched its comprehensive solution designed to improve cardiac resuscitation in ...
September 06, 2013Sponsored Content
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent worldwide. Most professional athletes in the United States are required to take part in comprehensive cardiovascular screening programs to identify often-asymptomatic congenital or inherited heart disorders, and other cardiac risk factors. There remains a debate however, whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening programs for student athletes at the collegiate and high school levels or even at younger ages.
October 16, 2018
August 6, 2013 — Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in the VELOCITY study, a randomized controlled ...
August 06, 2013July 23, 2013 — Zoll Medical Corp has announced that survival from one of the leading causes of death in the United ...
July 23, 2013
June 25, 2013 — Zoll Medical Corp., a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced that a ...
June 25, 2013May 21, 2013 — Zoll Medical Corp. has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ...
May 21, 2013
Feature | Williette Nyanue
The Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute (AH&VI) services 14 counties in north central Wisconsin and an additional seven ...
May 13, 2013
May 1, 2013 — Zoll Medical said results from the prospective registry and follow-up of Patients Using the Wearable Defib ...
May 01, 2013
April 30, 2013 — Philips Healthcare has completed patient enrollment in the CHILL-MI clinical study designed to further ...
April 30, 2013
April 22, 2013 — Zoll Medical Corp. has entered into an agreement with Reflectance Medical Inc. to develop and market a ...
April 22, 2013
Feature | Jack Collier, M.D., and Derek Norman, M.D., Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (OHH), Oklahoma’s first dedicated heart hospital, has excelled at creating quality outcomes ...
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