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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Guideline encourages shared decision-making
AHA, ACC issue updated guidance for the evaluation and management of people with HCM WASHINGTON and DALLAS -- The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology today released an updated guideline for managing patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The guideline encourages shared decision-making between the clinician… Read More
Worse outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in early weeks of pandemic
The rate of resuscitation for cardiac arrests outside of a hospital setting decreased during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. The study, which was presented Saturday at the American Heart Association's virtual Resuscitation Science Symposium, set out to explore the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on out-of-hospital… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation named “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits
Award based on outstanding online reviews PITTSBURGH, PA -- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation announced today it has been named a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation provides education, research and community resources throughout the U.S… Read More
New medication may treat underlying causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020, Presentation P1732 Research Highlights: Mavacamten, a new investigational cardiac medication, may improve heart function for people with thickened heart muscle leading to obstructed blood flow through the heart, a condition known as obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The treatment… Read More
Acute exposure to higher ozone levels linked to higher risk of cardiac arrest
American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020 – Presentation 119 Research Highlights: Analysis of data from 187,000 patients found that higher ozone levels were associated with a higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. These findings may have important public health implications for recommendations on ozone… Read More
Machine learning helps predict survival rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020 - Presentation 256 Research Highlights: Machine learning predictions about the survival rate of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were more accurate when neighborhood-level factors were added to the data analysis. Future research can use this newly developed model to identify… Read More
Extra precautions during CPR due to the pandemic do not have a negative impact on survival
American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020 -Presentation 111 Research Highlights: A U.S. medical center compared outcomes of patients in 2019 and 2020 who had in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to determine if safety precautions due to the pandemic affect patient survival. Researchers analyzed results of… Read More
High school student who helped save her father’s life is now working to save other lives
Tampa area high school student, Kaitlin Ryan, 16, is passionate about saving lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest. Her zeal for the cause began in April 2020. She and her father Steve, 49, had gone to the golf course to work on her chipping and putting. Suddenly, she realized he had collapsed on the green. She called her mom, Sharon, called… Read More
A new playbook: COVID-19, athletes’ hearts and return to play
BOSTON, MA--Reports have indicated that COVID-19 may cause heart damage in hospitalized patients with severe cases of the disease, but it’s unclear whether cardiac injury also occurs in infected patients who are asymptomatic or experience only mild symptoms. This question is of particular concern for athletes because myocarditis—inflammation in… Read More