Sudden Cardiac Arrest

This channel includes news and new technology innovations about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is also called sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCA occured when the heart suddenly ceases all electrical activity needed to keep the heart beating. Read more about the the condition from the Heart Rhythm Society. It is estimated that more than 400,000 people in the U.S. have out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation by administering an electric shock to the heart to restore its rhythm to normal are the only treatments that have been shown to improve survival after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA is fatal in over 80 percent of cases.

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August 2, 2018 — Thermedical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational ...

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The Zoll LifeVest wearable defibrillator was the subject of the VEST Trial
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Malissa Wood, M.D., co-director of the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, explains ...

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News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

July 2, 2018 — University of Washington (UW) Medicine cardiologists have developed a tool to predict which heart failure ...

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June 27, 2018 — Wearable cardioverter defibrillators may be a safe and effective alternative to surgically implanted ...

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May 16, 2018 — A new study shows that women exposed to particular matter (PM) and lower temperatures for even a short ...

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Technology | Resuscitation Devices

April 27, 2018 — Physio-Control, now part of Stryker, announced its newest version of the LUCAS 3 Chest Compression ...

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News | Defibrillator Monitors

April 16, 2018 — The skin presents a formidable barrier to life-saving defibrillators, but a team of students from Rice ...

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The Zoll LifeVest is a temporary, wearable defibrillator designed as a safety net for patients, especially those being ...

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March 13, 2018 –  Wearing a lightweight vest equipped with a cardioverter defibrillator that detects abnormal heart ...

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News | Patient Monitors

March 9, 2018 — Philips recently announced the integration of its IntelliVue Guardian with automated Early Warning ...

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This video details the first use of a new protocol at The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center to start sudden ...

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News | ECMO Systems

February 22, 2018 — When someone goes into cardiac arrest and first responders cannot shock their heart back into rhythm ...

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February 12, 2018 — Philips is recalling the HeartStart MRx Defibrillator due to a defect in the device's Gas Discharge ...

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January 31, 2018 — Overall survival has improved for the about 200,000 patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest ...

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