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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: NHLBI studies tackle deadly public health problem
Recovery of NFL football player highlights importance of resuscitation research and CPR The sudden cardiac arrest of NFL football player Damar Hamlin during a televised game in early January shocked the nation, but his recovery following emergency resuscitation efforts administered on the field did something more: it showed how critical – and… Read More
This is what a cardiac arrest looks like, and why you need to know
Dr. Anezi Uzendu should not be here to explain what a cardiac arrest looks like. He's alive only because strangers at a gym understood – and acted. In 2016, Uzendu, then a 25-year-old medical resident, was playing a pickup basketball game at a gym in Birmingham, Alabama. He doesn't recall what happened, but he's told he scored, then collapsed. "… Read More
Highlights of 2023 Sudden Cardiac Arrest statistics
Following are highlights of the American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2023 Update related to sudden cardiac arrest: In 2020, any-mention sudden cardiac arrest mortality in the United States was 436,852. According to 2021 U.S. data, the majority of adult Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) occur at a home or residence… Read More
Improving cardiac arrest survivorship: A mental health perspective
In the first quarter of the January 2nd game in Cincinnati, Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old safety for the Buffalo Bills, dropped to the ground after what appeared to be a routine tackle. Millions of viewers watched as team doctors worked to resuscitate him. What we learned later was that Hamlin, a healthy young man with no significant medical… Read More
Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest is rare in older adults
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Study: Older adults who experience sudden cardiac arrest during or following exercise tend to have better health than those whose sudden cardiac arrest is not triggered by exercise Findings The annual incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in older adults is rare: 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 people. Of the 4,078… Read More
Researchers take a closer look at what COVID-19 does to the heart
People hospitalized with COVID-19 may have an increased risk for heart damage, but not so much the type of inflammation previous research suggested, according to a new study. Early in the pandemic, several studies suggested many COVID-19 survivors experienced heart damage even if they didn't have underlying heart disease and weren't sick enough… Read More
COVID toll realized: CVD deaths take big jump, especially among certain populations
American Heart Association 2023 Statistical Update reports largest increase in the number of CVD deaths in the U.S. in years, highest among Asian, Black and Hispanic populations Report Highlights: More people died from cardiovascular-related causes in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, than in any year since 2003, according to data… Read More
Avive Solutions receives FDA approval of handheld Automated External Defibrillator (AED) with unique wireless capabilities
Groundbreaking Avive Connect AED™ combines cellular and WiFi connectivity, GPS technology, remote maintenance, and extreme portability in handheld device. SAN FRANCISCO, CA-- Avive Solutions, Inc., has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval (PMA)— the agency’s highest level of approval— for its Avive AED™, a unique… Read More
5 things to know about AEDs after a defibrillator helped save Damar Hamlin
We've all walked past them: Little red, yellow or green boxes with hearts on them and the letters "AED." They can be found in office buildings, gyms, schools, airports, shopping malls – almost anywhere large crowds gather. These little boxes can save lives. But few people use them. An AED – short for automated external defibrillator – is an easy… Read More