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Updated CPR guidelines tackle health disparities, management of opioid-related emergencies and physical, emotional recovery
DALLAS, TX—The recovery phase following cardiac arrest continues long after hospitalization and is now included as a key link in the Chain of Survival, a widely adopted series of critical actions that work to maximize the chance of someone surviving cardiac arrest, according to the “2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary… Read More
Actor Jocko Sims brings home importance of learning Hands-Only CPR for World Restart a Heart Day
LOS ANGELES, CA--Actor, writer and producer Jocko Sims, who stars as Dr. Floyd Reynolds on the NBC show New Amsterdam, teamed up with the American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health for all, and one of its local market sponsors, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, on a video that brings… Read More
Taking cookie sales to heart: T-Rex Cookie Company donates 10% of October sales to support Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Tina Rexing, founder of T-Rex Cookie, has announced that her company will donate 10% of all October cookie sales to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. T-Rex Cookies, known for their unique, gigantic cookies, was named the “Best Cookie in America” by Time Out Magazine. This pledge aligns with October’s Sudden Cardiac Awareness month and will be… Read More
Take action during National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Did you know October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month? Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a public health crisis. It strikes 1,000 people each day in the U.S. alone. Thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people understood the critical importance of bystander intervention with CPR and the use of automated external… Read More
Spouses of ICU patients may be at increased risk for cardiac events or hospitalization
DALLAS, TX--Having a spouse in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) may make a person more likely to have a heart attack or cardiac-related hospitalization themselves within a few weeks of the ICU admission, according to new research published today in Circulation. “Spouses of ICU patients should pay attention to their own physical health,… Read More
Concealed cardiomyopathies revealed in cardiac arrest survivors
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Centenary Institute researchers have discovered that genetic testing can identify ‘concealed cardiomyopathies’ in nearly a quarter of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survivors who seem to have a normal heart. The findings will mean improved diagnosis rates and personalized care for SCA survivors as well as guide the screening of… Read More
Could drones be the key to increasing defibrillator use during cardiac arrest?
When cardiac arrest happens outside of a hospital, every moment is critical to survival. Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. An estimated 90% of people who experience one do not survive. If a bystander can respond with cardiopulmonary resuscitation… Read More
Call-Push-Shock to be presented at CDC's Health Communication, Marketing and Media Forum
Information on the Call-Push-Shock campaign, "Organizations Unite in National Movement to Impact Public Understanding of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Drive Action and Save Lives," will be presented (virtually) in October at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Health Communication, Marketing and Media Forum. Call-Push-Shock… Read More
Resuming sexual activity soon after heart attack linked with improved survival
SOPHIA, ANTIPOLIS--Returning to usual levels of sexual activity within a few months after a heart attack is positively associated with long-term survival. That’s the finding of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology. “Sexuality and sexual activity are markers of… Read More