Cardiac Arrest

You're Never Too Young For A Broken Heart, Nonprofit Says

Posted 12.16.2009 | Impact


Heart attacks kill nearly 300,000 people a year, according to the American Heart Association. Holly Morrell knows too much about what happens when h...

Emergency Physicians Can Trust Their Judgment on Chest Pain Patients

Abhinav Chandra | Posted 09.01.2009 | Living


Abhinav Chandra

Sometimes, emergency heart patients could be better served by staying at the hospital and having more tests rather than being treated and released or discharged.

Michael Jackson's Death: The Difference Between Heart Attacks And Cardiac Arrest

health.com | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living


Iconic pop star Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Thursday at the age of 50. While details of his death have not yet been released...

Why The Financial Crisis Might Break Your Heart

Health.com | Amy O'Connor | Posted 11.01.2008 | Living


If you think the current economic crisis is hurting only your pocketbook, think again. Researchers say the decline of Wall Street, the mortgage crisis...

Where Not To Have A Heart Attack

Newsweek | Annie Underwood | Posted 10.25.2008 | Living


What are your chances of surviving cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting? In a word, remote. But some doctors are turning that around, boosting su...