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SCA Foundation Announces Jazzy Kick-Off Event for 2012 Highmark 5K Walk

PITTSBURGH--Little E’s jazz club at 949 Liberty Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh will be the site of a kick-off event to introduce the newest Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation heroes and call attention to the Foundation’s participation in this year’s Highmark Walk For a Healthy Community on May 19 at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Passers-by… Read More

Pittsburgh EMS Sets Record Revival Rate for Cardiac Arrest

There may be another good reason why Pittsburgh should be considered one of the most liveable cities in the U.S. Add to its high marks in national surveys the fact that sudden cardiac arrest survival rates improved from 5-7% to 16.4% in recent years. PITTSBURGH--Pittsburgh paramedics have set a city record for the resuscitation of patients in… Read More

British Soccer Player: I'm Very Much Alive

Bolton’s Muamba speaks about cardiac arrest for first time: ‘I’m very much alive’ LONDON — English soccer player Fabrice Muamba calls his recovery “more than a miracle” in his first interview since going into cardiac arrest during a match. He still doesn’t know if he will play again. The Bolton midfielder’s heart stopped beating during last… Read More

DC Metro Checking Defibrillators After Man Dies from Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Washington, D.C.--Metro is launching a systemwide check of its defibrillators following the death of a man after an apparent heart attack on a Yellow Line train this week. The device at Pentagon station was insufficiently charged, according to a Metro statement Thursday, and General Manager Richard Sarles ordered the review. Transit officials… Read More

Dick Clark Dies from "Massive Heart Attack"

Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with "American Bandstand," and whose trademark "Rockin' Eve" became a fixture of New Year's celebrations, died today at the age of 82. Clark's agent Paul Shefrin said in statement that the veteran host died this morning… Read More

Fabrice Muamba Discharged from Hospital

LONDON (AP) Fabrice Muamba was discharged Monday from the hospital where the Bolton midfielder had been treated since collapsing from a cardiac arrest during a game less than a month ago. Muamba had been in the London Chest Hospital since March 17. His heart stopped beating on its own for 78 minutes while doctors worked to resuscitate him and his… Read More

Italian Soccer Players Demand Defibrillators at Matches

ROME — The head of Italy's third and fourth division football leagues has threatened to call off matches this weekend unless teams guarantee that they have a defibrillator at their grounds. Lega Pro president Francesco Ghirelli said he wants clubs to ensure they have the life-saving equipment, after the death last weekend of Livorno's Piermario… Read More

Italian Soccer Player Dies from Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Former Italy Under-21 midfielder Piermario Morosini died Saturday after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the pitch during his team Livorno's Serie B match at Pescara, Italy. He was 25. Edoardo De Blasio, a cardiologist at Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital, confirmed Morosini's death, saying "unfortunately he was already dead when he… Read More

SCA Foundation Announces Opening of Metro DC Affiliate

WASHINGTON, DC - The Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Foundation is proud to announce the opening of an affiliate that will encompass the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Maryland.

Take a Step UP for Survival

Lead author, Dana P. Edelson, MD, is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation NEW YORK - Amid all the technology used in hospitals to keep critically ill people alive, doctors are looking at whether the low-tech step stool can make a meaningful difference. When a hospital patient goes into cardiac arrest, doctors… Read More