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Heart Association Tag

24 May

Posted at 19:15h in Uncategorized

A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game. Sam Sapenaro, 26, was working her second job as a member of Kauffman Stadium's K-Crew on Thursday night when a nearby fan yelled for help. Sapenaro said she rushed over and found the girl unresponsive and with no pulse. Sapenaro said she began performing CPR with help from a man...

16 May

Posted at 21:16h in Uncategorized

The automated external defibrillator industry is about to get a bit of a jolt, according to Brendon Nafiger in DOTmed Business News. In March, the Food and Drug Administration released a long-in-the-works proposed order that will toughen the procedure for getting the devices on the market after a number of high-profile recalls. It's unclear exactly how this will affect AED-makers, but it could dramatically increase the money and time needed to commercialize the life-saving equipment. Not everyone is happy about this....

13 May

Posted at 14:27h in Uncategorized

Early heart disease ran in Rick Del Sontro’s family, and every time he went for a run, he was scared his heart would betray him. So he did all he could to improve his odds. He kept himself lean, stayed away from red meat, spurned cigarettes and exercised intensely, even completing an Ironman Triathlon. “I had bought the dream: if you just do the right things and eat the right things, you will be O.K.,” said Mr. Del Sontro, whose cholesterol and blood pressure are...

04 May

Posted at 17:20h in News

Most nursing home staff do not support performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on elderly residents who suffer sudden cardiac arrest, as most patients' health will not improve sufficiently for them to return to the facility, according to new research. While most nursing homes have policies to administer CPR, a survey of aged-care facility managers in Australia found fewer than one in five thought cardiac arrest patients should be revived if their hearts stopped. The results of the study carried out late last year and...

28 Apr

Posted at 14:21h in Uncategorized

Progress on curbing the leading killer of athletes―sudden cardiac death―by spotting heart problems early, has been slow. But the development of a series of online tutorials for sports and cardiology doctors looks set to reverse this trend. The tutorials, which are free to any doctor around the globe, thanks to the backing of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) and FIFA, aim to teach physicians how to read heart monitor tracings (ECGs) and spot abnormalities linked to potentially fatal...

21 Apr

Posted at 20:51h in Uncategorized

A new NCAA-funded research study supports the addition of electrocardiogram (ECG) screening to the standardized pre-participation exams for athletes to better identify cardiac abnormalities that lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD) -- the leading cause of death in athletes during sport. Currently, ECG screening is not a required component of physical exams for NCAA athletes; however, according to NCAA estimates, nearly a dozen college student-athletes in the US suffer sudden cardiac arrest each year. Results support that ECG screening in NCAA athletes...

08 Apr

Posted at 00:24h in Uncategorized

The Memphis Fire Department is installing new hands-free CPR compression machines in all ambulances after a successful trial period. Fire officials say the department is among the first big-city agencies to install the device, called a Lucas 2, into every ambulance. The action comes after a trial run that began in October. Deputy Chief Gary Ludwig told The Commercial Appeal that Lucas 2 was used 166 times and revived 38 patients, giving it a success rate of 23 percent. That's a big...

23 Mar

Posted at 21:36h in News

The drinks, which often contain large amounts of caffeine and other stimulants like taurine, raise blood pressure and could raise the chance of having an irregular heartbeat, a panel of doctors concluded after looking at results from seven studies. The US doctors said the evidence energy drinks raised blood pressure was “convincing and concerning”. Specifically, they found energy drinks raised systolic blood pressure by 3.5 points. It also lengthened a phase of the heart’s electrical cycle called the ‘QT interval’. Having a...

20 Mar

Posted at 02:08h in Uncategorized

More should be done to improve the survival rate for the 200,000 adults and children who have an in-hospital cardiac arrest each year, the American Heart Association said. One problem is the assumption that the advances in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care directly apply to in-hospital arrests, "with no consideration given to the different causes and burden of comorbidities," according to an AHA consensus statement. It may be better for the science of resuscitation if in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest guidelines weren't "lumped"...

15 Mar

Posted at 15:44h in Uncategorized

Family members who witnessed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR attempt were less likely to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder later on, a new study found. The proportion of family members with PTSD three months after the CPR attempt was lower among those offered the opportunity to be present than for those who were not directly invited (27 percent versus 37 percent), Dr. Frederic Adnet of Hôpital Avicenne in Bobigny in France and colleagues reported in the March 14 issue of the New England...