May 21, 2013 — Zoll Medical Corp. has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ...
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.
The Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute (AH&VI) services 14 counties in north central Wisconsin and an additional seven ...
May 1, 2013 — Zoll Medical said results from the prospective registry and follow-up of Patients Using the Wearable Defib ...
Pre-participation physical evaluations (PPEs) are a standard requirement for many school-aged athletes to participate in competitive sports. One purpose of the PPE is to check for any underlying cardiovascular abnormalities that could put an athlete at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is the number one medical cause of death in young athletes.
April 30, 2013 — Philips Healthcare has completed patient enrollment in the CHILL-MI clinical study designed to further ...
April 22, 2013 — Zoll Medical Corp. has entered into an agreement with Reflectance Medical Inc. to develop and market a ...
Oklahoma Heart Hospital (OHH), Oklahoma’s first dedicated heart hospital, has excelled at creating quality outcomes ...
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent worldwide. Most professional athletes in the United States are required to take part in comprehensive cardiovascular screening programs to identify often-asymptomatic congenital or inherited heart disorders, and other cardiac risk factors. There remains a debate however, whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening programs for student athletes at the collegiate and high school levels or even at younger ages.
Zoll’s RescueNet 12-Lead is a free and versatile transmission system that allows healthcare providers to receive and ...
December 19, 2012 — Hospitalized children who suffer cardiac arrest are nearly three times more likely to survive than ...
December 18, 2012 — Zoll Medical Corp. announced that its new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared OneStep ...
July 13, 2012 ? An otherwise healthy pregnant woman who suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated, therapeutically ...
June 21, 2012 — Zoll Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced ...
March 13, 2012 — Asahi Kasei Corp. and Zoll Medical Corp. jointly announced that Asahi Kasei will acquire Zoll for ...
March 12, 2012 — Philips introduced the tactically enhanced HeartStart MRx monitor-defibrillator for emergency medical ...
March 1, 2012 — Philips announced the launch of HeartStart XL+, a crash cart defibrillator/monitor for use in hospitals ...
February 16, 2012 — Velomedix Inc., a clinical stage medical device company, received investigational device exemption ...
May 21, 2013