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Sixth-Graders Can Learn, Perform Hands-Only CPR
ANAHEIM, CA--Students as young as sixth-graders can learn and perform CPR effectively and should be targeted for training, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians. Researchers… Read More
AHA President Doing Well After Minor Heart Attack
ANAHEIM, CA--American Heart Association President John Warner was away from the AHA’s Scientific Sessions with his family Monday after having a minor heart attack during the organization’s flagship scientific conference. Warner, a practicing cardiologist and the CEO of UT Southwestern University Hospitals in Dallas, had the episode Monday morning… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Death Rates May Be Seven Times Higher Among Young People With Diabetes
Study Highlights: Children and young adults with diabetes were seven times more likely to die from sudden cardiac death compared to children and young adults without diabetes in a Danish study. This same group was found to be eight times more likely to die from any kind of heart disease compared to children and young adults without diabetes.… Read More
Driving a Tesla May Not Trip Your Defibrillator
ANAHEIM, CA--Sitting in, or standing close to the charging port of a Tesla electric vehicle didn’t trigger a shock or interfere with implantable defibrillator performance, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular… Read More
Sexual Activity Rarely a Heart-Stopping Activity
ANAHEIM, CA--Sexual activity is rarely associated with sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening malfunction of the heart’s electrical system causing the heart to suddenly stop beating, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in… Read More
Men More Likely to Receive Bystander CPR in Public than Women
ANAHEIM, CA--Men are more likely to receive bystander CPR in public locations compared to women, and they are more likely to survive after the life-saving measure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for… Read More
Latinos Less Aware of Automated External Defibrillators
ANAHEIM, CA--Latinos are less likely to know what an automated external defibrillator (AED) is and who can use it, which could affect outcomes of sudden cardiac arrests in Latino neighborhoods, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances… Read More
More Cardiac Arrest Victims Could Survive with Dispatcher CPR Instruction, Rescue Breaths for Children
American Heart Association Moves to Annual Guidelines Update, a First for the Organization DALLAS, TX--More people will survive cardiac arrest if emergency medical dispatchers give chest compression-only CPR instructions over the phone and if infants and children receive chest compressions with rescue breaths, according to updated CPR guidelines… Read More
Societies Detail Treatment for Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias
WASHINGTON, DC--The American College of Cardiology, along with the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society, today published new guidelines for the treatment of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. Ventricular arrhythmias are an abnormal heartbeat arising from the heart’s lower chambers… Read More