High school basketball player saved by CPR helps win championship
Jan 28, 2020
Ben Blankenhorn survived a cardiac arrest. Then, he played in the title game of the high school basketball championship.
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Nurse was training for triathlon when her heart stopped mid-swim
Jan 10, 2020
Alicia Bravo was saved by CPR – and a device her fundraising helped purchase – after a cardiac arrest during a training swim at the lake.
Bystander CPR less common in Hispanic neighborhoods
Dec 30, 2019
People who have a cardiac arrest in Hispanic communities are less likely to get CPR from a bystander and less likely to survive than in other neighborhoods, new research shows.
If not for 2-year-old, young mom might have died
Nov 21, 2019
Paramedics almost declared Barbara Jackson dead after her cardiac arrest, but then they saw her 2-year-old was watching.
AHA president emphasizes importance of clinical trials, young researchers
Nov 17, 2019
In his Presidential Address at Scientific Sessions, Dr. Robert Harrington used a theme of "evidence matters" while spotlighting research and the next generation of scientists.
Drone-delivered AEDs fly a step closer to saving lives
Nov 15, 2019
Canadian research shows drone AEDs can work in real-world conditions and get help to cardiac arrest patients in rural areas faster than traditional EMS.
Deadly heart problem might not be so deadly
Oct 21, 2019
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy might not be as deadly among young people as previously thought, new research into the heart condition suggests.
He used CPR in an emergency – then he became the emergency
Oct 17, 2019
Joe Farrell had witnessed the power of CPR even before his cardiac arrest. Now he wants everyone to know all about the condition and how to be prepared for it.
24-year-old's fainting was a clue to her fatal heart condition
Oct 2, 2019
Christie Tolosky's family is spreading the word about long QT syndrome, an arrhythmia that claimed her life and was then diagnosed in her mom and sister.
His heart stopped. But his golf cart kept going.
Sep 27, 2019
After Bill Doss' heart stopped during a round of golf, a doctor playing nearby, firefighters and his son came to his rescue.