10th ReBirthday

“IT” happened 10 years ago tonight. Since I do not remember anything about “it,” I am still not sure “it” really happened. Butch Gibbs can tell you that, with a little effort, big things can be done in small town America. In 2003, Butch and his wife Susie, a registered nurse, applied for a grant… Read More

AEDs and water...

This is not as complex as it might initially seem. First, the victim should not be IN the water when you use the AED - and I don't care whether that's in a swimming pool or lying on the deck surrounding the pool in an eighth of an inch of water. Second, the skin in the area of the upper body needs… Read More

Making Diagnostic Imaging Possible for Patients with Cardiac Implants

Newswise — ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center is on the forefront of making diagnostic imaging possible for patients with cardiac implants. Electrophysiologist Eric D. Good, D.O., has implanted the state’s first patient with BIOTRONIK’s Iforia heart device.… Read More

Two Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Physicians Honored by American College of Cardiology

Newswise — LOS ANGELES (March 27, 2014) – Two Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute physician-researchers have been named recipients of prestigious awards from the American College of Cardiology. Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and a pioneer in developing cardiac stem… Read More

Humans will be kept between life and death in the first suspended animation trials

At a hospital in Pittsburgh, surgeons are now allowed to place patients into a state of suspended animation. If a patient arrives with a traumatic injury, and attempts to restart their heart have failed — if they’re on the doorstep of death — they will have their blood replaced with a cold saline… Read More

UCSB Water Polo Player Dies After Being Pulled from Santa Barbara High Pool

A UCSB water polo player died Monday after being pulled from the bottom of the swimming pool at Santa Barbara High School, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department. The man has been identified as Nicholas Johnson, 19, a sophomore majoring in psychology. Before attending UCSB, Johnson… Read More

CPR on the Big Screen

From Nov. 22, 2013, to Jan. 10, 2014, many Minnesota moviegoers watched something much more useful than product advertising as they waited for movies to start. A public service announcement produced by the Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium (MRC), a program of the University of Minnesota, aired on… Read More

Lawsuit Claims Two Non-Working Health Club AEDs Led to Member’s Sudden Cardiac Death

A lawsuit filed recently in Syracuse, New York, claims that two non-working AEDs placed in a health club led to a member’s sudden cardiac death.  The incident happened on May 13, 2013 when the member, attorney Ronald Pelligra, experienced sudden cardiac arrest while working out at the Aspen… Read More

What I didn't know about CPR...

I've seen four different ways to perform CPR with your hands in the past weeks. 1. Lock your arms straight, get your shoulders over the hands, and rock from the hips. So far, no surprise. 2. Perform #1 but use your abs to accelerate your shoulders downward. 3. Perform #1 but start with your arms… Read More

The Recommendation of a Book

Thanks to Doctors Gillinov and Nissin of the Cleveland Clinic, we have a book titled Heart 411 (Three Rivers Press). It is a well-organized, comprehensive, 500+ page treasure trove of information. The book contains an interesting chapter on how a woman's heart is different and similar to a man's.… Read More