August 7, 2008 - St. Jude Medical Inc. today said it received regulatory approval, in addition to reimbursement ...
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.
August 6, 2008 - ZOLL Medical Corp. said today the ZOLL M Series defibrillator has been installed in a number of high ...
July 29, 2008 - The Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) recently named Physio-Control’s LIFENET STEMI ...
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.
May 30, 2008 - Adroit Medical Systems Inc. this week was award a 36-month supplier agreement by Premier Purchasing ...
May 29, 2008 – Providing objective metrics and educational feedback to medical personnel who performed CPR on a ...
May 26, 2008 – Spectranetics introduced the new LLD EZ Lead Locking Device (LLD) for the removal of nonfunctional or ...
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.
Efforts to reduce discovery-to-balloon (d-to-b) and door-to-balloon times is sweeping the country as hospitals put in ...
April 29, 2008 - Cardium Therapeutics and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies said today that InnerCool’s ...
April 21, 2008 - Rapid cooling prior to reperfusion significantly reduced overall myocardial infarct size and protected ...
Smiths Medical offers the Level 1 ConductiTherm Warming System with built-in pressure relief designed for positioning ...
April 16, 2008 - In a recent study conducted by Lund University Hospital, Sweden, the effect of induced hypothermia ...
April 1, 2008 – The Therapeutic Temperature Management Congress will take place Oct. 1-4 in Barcelona, Spain.
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The upgraded Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator aims to further help the industry realize door-to ...
March 31, 2008 – Hitting ACC 2008, the Philips HeartStart Mrx monitor/defibrillator works to enable hospitals to ...
Futuremed will release its newest models of fluid and blood warmers, the Astotherm-Plus and Astoflo-Plus, at the 2008 ...