The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is dedicated to bringing you the latest news and developments in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment.

Artificial Intelligence tool successfully predicts fatal heart rhythm

In a Leicester study that looked at whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to predict whether a person was at risk of a lethal heart rhythm, an AI tool correctly identified the condition 80 per cent of the time. The findings of the study, led by Dr. Joseph Barker working with Professor Andre Ng, Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology… Read More

Partner Spotlight: SaveStation

Ready. Set. Save! Placing a 24/7 AED that saved a life At last year’s 2023 Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit, our partner SaveStation & Parent Heart Watch member, the Just1Mike Foundation, gave an impactful presentation about challenging the status quo to place 24/7 accessible AEDs throughout Sonoma, CA and beyond. One of these AEDs, housed… Read More

Missed opportunity: AEDs near cardiac arrests rarely used by bystanders

Many out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurred within a four-minute walk of a public AED, yet devices were seldom used. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are a common resource in public buildings, yet a new analysis reveals that they are rarely used to help resuscitate people suffering cardiac arrest. Research, which will be presented at… Read More

Cardiac arrest survivors, families urge approval of HEARTS Act

Bill to strengthen cardiac emergency response in schools would save lives WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee today is considering the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act, which would help ensure students and school staff are prepared to respond… Read More

In memory of Jamie Froman

We honor James (Jamie) Froman, a strong supporter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (SCAF), who passed away on March 4, 2024. Jamie worked at Philips Healthcare and was responsible for much of the funding SCAF received from this company. He retired when he developed cancer, but Jamie continued to seek out ways to serve others, including… Read More

Heart advocates from across the nation to join forces to help save lives threatened by Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Heart advocates from around the nation will join forces May 30 - June 1 in Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) during the 4th Annual National CPR & AED Awareness Rally & March, spearheaded by survivor Ed Kosiec of Every Second Counts CPR. The event will coincide with National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation… Read More

Bill to improve cardiac emergency preparedness in schools advances

WASHINGTON, DC -- Lifesaving legislation clears House subcommittee The U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today approved the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act, which would help ensure students and staff are prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency. “… Read More

Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

The mean age at which people in Chicago have cardiac arrest outside the hospital is getting younger, with the biggest changes happening among Black men, according to a new study led by the University of Illinois Chicago and Illinois Heart Rescue.  The study — the first that the authors know of that looks at this issue on a community level —… Read More

No matter where they live women are less likely to get bystander CPR 

When the heart stops beating during sudden cardiac arrest, receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander doubles the chance of survival.    But research from the Duke University School of Medicine, published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, reveals a consistent reality: women are less likely than men to… Read More

New studies: AI captures electrocardiogram patterns that could signal a future sudden cardiac arrest

Two new studies by Cedars-Sinai investigators support using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict sudden cardiac arrest—a health emergency that in 90% of cases leads to death within minutes. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a mostly lethal condition, and prevention will make the biggest impact, but we need to find novel clinical tools to make that… Read More