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Running a Marathon Can Increase Cardiac Strain in Amateur Runners
Study Highlights: Amateurs running full-length marathons could be significantly raising levels of several key biomarkers of cardiac strain. Levels of two proteins – troponin I and troponin T– were highest after runners completed a full marathon compared to a half marathon, and a 10K race, as were other biomarkers of cardiac stress. DALLAS,… Read More
Revive Solutions Raises $3.4M Seed Round to Develop Life-Saving Cardiac Technology
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Revive Solutions, Inc., a leading developer of a next generation Automated External Defibrillator (“AED”) addressing the global public health issue of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (“SCA”), has announced the completion of its $3.4M Seed Financing Round, which was led by new investor, Greenbox Venture Partners, along with new investors… Read More
Ambulance Response Times Are Worse for Low-Income People
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--A nationwide study of more than 63,000 cases of cardiac arrest found that ambulances on average took nearly four minutes longer to handle calls from low-income areas than high-income communities. In what is believed to be the first national study evaluating disparities in 911 responses for cardiac arrest in high-income and low… Read More
Competitive Sports Appear Safe for Young Athletes with ICDs
A post-hoc analysis of the ICD Sports Registry—which has already indicated that many patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) can safely participate in vigorous or competitive sports—shows that shocks are not infrequent in young ICD patients who play competitive sports but that these shocks are not associated with serious… Read More
2018 International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations Summary Published in Resuscitation and Circulation
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has initiated a continuous review of new, peer-reviewed, published cardiopulmonary resuscitation science. The second annual summary of International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations includes the most… Read More
Upstream Exploration Raises Awareness for Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Makes Donation to Heartbeat NOLA
METAIRIE, LA--Upstream Exploration LLC (“Upstream” or the “Company”) a privately-held independent oil and gas exploration and production company, recently sponsored a class by Heartbeat NOLA, a local organization focused on raising awareness related to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). On November 16, 2018, all of the employees of Upstream located in… Read More
Startling These Twins Could Put Their Hearts at Risk
Katie and Lance Cox were watching TV one evening, their infant twins Carter and John asleep nearby, when Katie dropped the remote control. As it clattered across the floor, the couple froze, staring terrified at one another. They weren't worried about the remote. They were concerned that the noise would startle their babies to death. That's what… Read More
Resuscitation Science Symposium Showcases the Benefits of Dispatch-Assisted CPR
CHICAGO, IL--The American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium kicked off last week in Chicago with an opening plenary session on dispatch-assisted CPR co-moderated by Joseph P. Ornato, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Mary M. Newman, MS, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. The session included testimonials from two survivors… Read More
Thousands More Lives Could Be Saved Each Year If More People Understood Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the Need for Immediate Bystander Intervention
A national study conducted for the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation by StrataVerve found that thousands more lives could be saved if only the public understood the critical nature of sudden cardiac arrest and the need for immediate bystander intervention. When exposed to a simple definition of SCA, the likelihood to give CPR or apply an AED… Read More