June 27, 2018 — Wearable cardioverter defibrillators may be a safe and effective alternative to surgically implanted ...
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.
June 27, 2018
May 16, 2018 — A new study shows that women exposed to particular matter (PM) and lower temperatures for even a short ...
May 16, 2018
April 27, 2018 — Physio-Control, now part of Stryker, announced its newest version of the LUCAS 3 Chest Compression ...
April 27, 2018Sponsored Content
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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.
October 25, 2018
April 16, 2018 — The skin presents a formidable barrier to life-saving defibrillators, but a team of students from Rice ...
April 16, 2018
The Zoll LifeVest is a temporary, wearable defibrillator designed as a safety net for patients, especially those being ...
March 14, 2018
March 13, 2018 – Wearing a lightweight vest equipped with a cardioverter defibrillator that detects abnormal heart ...
March 13, 2018Sponsored Content
Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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.
October 16, 2018March 9, 2018 — Philips recently announced the integration of its IntelliVue Guardian with automated Early Warning ...
March 09, 2018
This video details the first use of a new protocol at The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center to start sudden ...
February 22, 2018
February 22, 2018 — When someone goes into cardiac arrest and first responders cannot shock their heart back into rhythm ...
February 22, 2018
January 31, 2018 — Overall survival has improved for the about 200,000 patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest ...
January 31, 2018
January 22, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week it is providing information and ...
January 22, 2018
December 28, 2017 — Zoll Medical Corp. and Myant, Inc., a high-tech advanced manufacturing company, announced they have ...
December 28, 2017
December 8, 2017 — Cardiologists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center compared ...
December 08, 2017
November 25, 2017 — Children and young adults with diabetes may be seven times more likely to die from sudden cardiac ...
November 25, 2017
October 30, 2017 — The American College of Cardiology, along with the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm ...
October 30, 2017