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Dick Cheney Worried Terrorists Would Hack His Implanted Defibrillator
WASHINGTON, DC--Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he had a doctor disable the wireless function on his implanted defibrillator so terrorists could not hack it. In an interview to be aired Sunday on the CBS news show "60 Minutes" and on CNN Tuesday, Cheney discussed his medical problems. His new book, "Heart," describes them in greater… Read More
Pine Township, PA, Resident Working to Save People from Cardiac Arrest
Pittsburgh Total Trib Media highlights National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month by profiling the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, a national community benefit organization based in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, PA--Each day, an estimated 1,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest. But only about 10 percent of them survive the abrupt cessation… Read More
Life After Death? New Techniques Halt Dying Process
NEW YORK — The line between life and death is not as clear as once thought, now that developments in the science of resuscitation have made it possible to revive people even hours after their heart has stopped beating and they are declared dead, medical experts say. "Historically, when a person's heart stopped and they stopped breathing, for all… Read More
Veteran Baseball Umpire Wally Bell Dies at 48
NEW YORK, NY--Major League Baseball umpire Wally Bell died of an apparent heart attack Monday, a week after working the NL playoff series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. He was 48. The commissioner's office said Bell died in his home state of Ohio. Bell had not been feeling well over the weekend and had been scheduled… Read More
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Oscar Hijuelos Dies from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Oscar Hijuelos, a Cuban-American novelist who wrote about the lives of immigrants adapting to a new culture and became the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his 1989 book, “The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love,” died on Saturday in Manhattan. He was 62. Mr. Hijuelos collapsed on a tennis court and never regained consciousness,… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Participates in Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair, Hosted by University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA--The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation participated yesterday in the fifth annual Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair and Fan Fest, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Basketball. The community health fair is held in honor of the late Maggie Dixon, Pitt coach Jamie Dixon's younger sister, who was the head coach of the Army Black… Read More
Bystander's Heroic Actions Mean the Difference Between Life and Death for Young Victim, Reports Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation
PITTSBURGH, PA--Sue Hostler arrived at the Philadelphia International Airport in late August to catch a flight home to Pittsburgh, PA. A frequent business traveler, she knew her way around the airport and ran to get on an elevator in a remote area used for commuter flights. A young man entered the elevator before her, but the doors closed before… Read More
The Day of Giving is Here. Please Donate Before Midnight.
Experts everywhere agree: There is no better time to give to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation than today, October 3rd from now till 11:59 pm. The Day of Giving is an annual event when The Pittsburgh Foundation matches a portion of all donations made to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. Here’s what to do right now: Go to http://www.… Read More
My Heart Map Seattle Challenge Enlists Public to Find City's Lifesaving Devices
SEATTLE, WA--Seattleites can join in a life-saving scavenger hunt. Players will compete to identify and report the locations of Seattle’s automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, for a cash reward. Prizes range from $50 to $10,000. AEDs are electronic briefcase-size devices designed to allow bystanders on scene at a medical emergency to help… Read More