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FDA: Routine Follow-Up Important for Patients Affected by ICD Recall
April 11, 2007 – Boston Scientific/Guidant has recalled approximately 73,000 Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds). A faulty component in these devices can cause the batteries to use energy sooner than expected. “No patients have been harmed, however some devices… Read More
Penn Study: ICDs Improve Quality of Life for Heart Patients
Patients Should Be Optimistic About Return to Normal Life After Surgery April 11, 2007 – PHILADELPHIA –Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine have discovered that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) -- electric monitoring devices that deliver a lifesaving shock in the event of a cardiac arrest -- help… Read More
Use of Vending Machines to Dispense AEDs
April 11, 2007 – Tokyo - According to an article by Alice Dordenker in The Japan Times, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are now available in vending machines across Japan. “This interesting innovation is just one of the ways in which Japan is leading the world in AED deployment, after years of being far behind,” she says.Her report states… Read More
St. Margaret Foundation and PULSE Join Forces to Save More Lives in Pittsburgh
New Collaborative Retains PULSE Name, Extends Coverage Across Southwest PA April 8, 2007 – PITTSBURGH –St. Margaret Foundation expanded its established leadership role in providing Automated External Defibrillators (AED) throughout the region as a result of its alliance with PULSE – Pittsburgh United for Life-Saving Emergencies… Read More
The Value of Being Prepared
April 6, 2007 – DALLAS –March 1, 2007, was supposed to be just another day for Gretchen Minchew. As a business coach, her meeting with clients was business as usual. However, one meeting on this day would change her life; Minchew suffered a sudden-death heart attack.Minchew's day included three meetings, two new clients, and dinner with her… Read More
Chest Compressions Key to Saving Lives
March 19, 2007 – It is better to give continuous chest compressions to victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) than to provide conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a new study published in The Lancet. Researchers Ken Nagao, MD, and his colleagues from Surugadai Nihon University Hospital in Tokyo, reached this conclusion… Read More
Physio-Control Issues Statement on Suspension of AED Shipments
February 26, 2007 – REDMOND, WA – Physio-Control has issued a statement regarding its voluntary suspension of U.S. shipments LIFEPAK® external defibrillators, which began on January 16th. The action was taken to focus on quality documentation processes, management oversight and internal quality system documentation. “We take quality assurance… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Announces SCA Survivor Registry
PITTSBURGH, February 20, 2007 – The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, a national nonprofit information clearinghouse dedicated to reducing death and disability from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), has announced formation of the SCA Survivor Registry™. By collecting information such as the location of arrest, types of intervention and outcomes, the… Read More
Group Will Take New Approach To Saving Lives
'Take Heart America' Seeks to Increase Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates February 20, 2007 - MINNEAPOLIS - A newly formed coalition of doctors, nurses, paramedics, health educators, community leaders and others have joined together in an effort to dramatically increase the likelihood that someone who suffers sudden cardiac arrest will survive… Read More