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Study Shows Little Benefit of CRT in Some Patients
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is of little value to 40% of patients who are candidates for the therapy under current guidelines, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Ilke Sipahi, MD, and colleagues from University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University conducted a… Read More
Utica MI Police Officers Save Oakland University Police Officer
Two Utica, Michigan, police officers are credited with saving the life of an Oakland University police officer who went into a cardiac arrest last month during a firearms training session at a Shelby Township gun range. OUDP Chief Samuel C. Lucido sent a letter to the Utica Police Department thanking the quick-thinking officers and the OUPD for… Read More
Anytime Fitness Sues Kingston, MA, Board of Health Over AED Requirements
Anytime Fitness, Hastings, MN, is suing the Kingston, MA, Board of Health, which requires automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in health clubs and a staff member certified in the use of an AED during all hours of operation. The Kingston regulation differs from the Massachusetts state law, also known as Kayla’s Law, which requires AEDs in… Read More
The Patient's Decision to Undergo ICD Therapy
Healthcare providers need to understand decision-making processes of patients asked to accept or decline implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, according to an study by Sandra Carroll, PhD, and colleagues just published in Health Expectations. The research, conducted among 44 patients, found that the physician's recommendation and a… Read More
During National CPR/AED Awareness Week, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Spreads the 'You Can Save a Life' Message
Pittsburgh, Penn. – The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation celebrates National CPR/AED Awareness Week by encouraging everyone to take two steps to help save a life. 1. Get trained in CPR and AEDs … Find a location near you at http://bit.ly/cpraedweek2011. 2. Spread the word in your community … Create a short video and share it to win at… Read More
Highmark 5K a Great Way to Raise Funds and Awareness
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Thanks Walkers and Other Supporters Saturday, May 21 was shaping up to be a hot day in Pittsburgh. The forecast called for sunny skies and a high in the 80’s. But the morning was cool and breezy, just right for a little stroll around the stadium, as cars piled into the gold lots at PNC Park. There was no Pitt… Read More
Learn How to Save a Life During National CPR-AED Awareness Week
June 1-7 is National CPR-AED Awareness Week and people throughout the U.S. are being offered opportunities to learn how to save a life threatened by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). With the American Heart Association recommendation that laypersons should learn “Hands Only” or continuous chest compression CPR, saving a life just got easier. Laypersons… Read More
Call to Action: Contact Your Senators and Ask Them to Save the Rural and Community AED Act
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition supports the efforts of Senators Kent Conrad and Chuck Grassley to ensure continued funding for HRSA’s Rural and Community Access to Emergency Devices Program in the FY 2012 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill. They have circulated a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health,… Read More
Man Survives 96 Minutes Without a Heartbeat
ROCHESTER, Minn.--A 54-year-old man is the first known person to survive sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) neurologically intact after spending 96 minutes without a heartbeat, according to an article in today's Wall Street Journal. Howard Snitzer, a chef from Goodhue, Minnesota, collapsed in January outside a grocery store, when bystanders rushed to his… Read More