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28-Year-Old Cardiac Arrest Survivor Meets EMS Personnel Who Helped Save Him
LOS ANGELES, CA--A man who nearly died when he got overheated during the Los Angeles Marathon said during an emotional reunion with his rescuers today that he feels like the luckiest person in the world to be alive. Jode Lebeda, 28, was running the 2014 ASICS LA Marathon March 9 when he went into cardiac arrest at mile 20 in West Los Angeles,… Read More
Racing Death: How Can Runners Be Saved from Cardiac Arrest?
Last Sunday, the Rock ’n’ Roll half marathon in Raleigh, N.C., experienced a very rare – and very tragic – event. Two male runners, both in their 30s, collapsed before reaching the finish line and were pronounced dead at nearby hospitals. The causes of their deaths have not been confirmed, but health experts at the race speculated that they… Read More
Public Health Burden of Sudden Cardiac Death in the United States
LOS ANGELES, CA--Sumeet Chugh and colleages from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have analyzed multiple data sources to determine the relative health burden of premature death from sudden cardiac arrest compared with other diseases in the United States. They reviewed: Leading causes of death among men and women from 2009 US death certificate… Read More
Why Do Healthy People Die Running Marathons?
You’ve likely read the sad news from this weekend in the world of distance running: Three relatively young men died on Sunday while running in otherwise festive, long-distance races in London and Raleigh, North Carolina. At the 34th London Marathon, where 36,000 runners participated on Sunday, the post-race death of a 42-year-old man was the event… Read More
Two Runners Die Near Finish Line of Half Marathon in North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC--Two runners who died Sunday morning as participants in the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon may fit the profile of the most common fatalities in such events, according to a Duke sports medicine specialist: men in their 30s with pre-existing, undiagnosed cardiac abnormalities. Saying the runners’ families wanted privacy, race organizers did not… Read More
London Marathon Runner Who Died Named as Robert Berry
LONDON--A man who died after collapsing at the finish line of the London Marathon has been named as 42-year-old Robert Berry. Organizer Virgin Money said he was taken to one of its medical facilities where he was treated by four consultants, including one specializing in emergency medicine. Mr Berry, from Newbury in Berkshire, was pronounced… Read More
Painkillers Linked to Heightened Irregular Heartbeat Risk in Older Adults
Underlying factors behind this association warrant further attention, say authors Current and recent use of painkillers/anti-inflammatories may be linked to a heightened risk of an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) among older adults, finds a large population study published in the online journal BMJ Open. Atrial fibrillation has… Read More
The Beat Goes On: Minnesota Creates AED Registry
ST. PAUL, MN--They are stationed across Minnesota to help victims of sudden cardiac arrest, and a new effort is underway to make sure those automated external defibrillators are in working order when they're needed. A bill at the Legislature would set up a registry of public AEDs to alert the owners when maintenance is needed, according to Kim… Read More
Ten-Year-Old Boy is Florida's First Pediatric Patient to Receive S-ICD Therapy
ORLANDO, FL--Cardiologists at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children today performed Florida’s first pediatric implant of a new device to prevent sudden cardiac arrest. The device, called a subcutaneous defibrillator, protects patients from sudden cardiac arrest by providing an electrical impulse to muscles surrounding the heart. It is the world’s… Read More