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Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Your Sweet Heart: A Survivor's Story

Tracey Conway | Posted 04.15.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Stress Management, Personal Health, Self Care, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Heart Health Month, Self-Empowerment, Heart Healthy, Stress Reduction, Wellness, Social Support, Healthy Relationships, Sudden Cardiac Death, Stress Relief Tips, Valentine's Day, Heart Health, Stress Relief, Improve Heart Health, Healthy Living News
Tracey Conway

Nothing is more important than cherishing and understanding the amazing organ that is your heart. Honor it, pamper it, and lovingly protect it. Make this Valentine's Day a special one for your sweet heart. The one inside your chest.

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AEDs Save Lives: Let's Keep Them Readily Available

Mary M. Newman | Posted 02.13.2013 | Impact
Read More: Sca, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Aed, Fda, Food and Drug Administration, Automated External Defibrillator, Sudden Death, AED Petition, Automated External Defibrillator FDA, Automated External Defibrillators Petition, Automated External Defibrillators, AEDs FDA, Automated External Defibrillator Petition, AEDs Petition, Aeds, Impact News
Mary M. Newman

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has launched a petition to the FDA to keep automated external defibrillators (AEDs) readily accessible for victims of sudden unexpected cardiac arrest, rather than increase regulatory hurdles that will hinder their deployment.

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WATCH: 'Thank You, You Saved My Entire Family'

Posted 05.07.2012 | Denver
Read More: Sudden Death Syndrome, Video, Don Scott, Cpr Saves Woman, Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Pam Lewis, Good News, Colorado News, Colorado Good News, Bystanders Save Woman, Denver News

Thanksgiving may be nowhere in sight, but Don Scott, his two daughters, and his wife, have every reason to celebrate that holiday this Sunday in lieu ...

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What Can Fabrice Muamba's Cardiac Arrest Teach Us?

Ian Carey | Posted 05.26.2012 | Sports
Read More: Fabrice Muamba, Fabrice Muamba Collapses, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Fabrice Muamba Cardiac Arrrest, Athletes Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Sports News
Ian Carey

Athletes leave the field because of injury all the time, but they don't normally do so while wearing oxygen masks and with medics frantically trying to get their hearts beating again. Looking at Fabrice Muamba's case, I'm left wondering if we are truly doing all we can to ensure our sports are as safe as they can be.

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest Kills Too Many Young Athletes

Leigh Vinocur, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Heart Attack, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death's in Athletes, Sudden Cardiac Death in Young, Sudden Cardiac Death, Home News
Leigh Vinocur, M.D.

Should all young athletes participating in organized sports in the U.S. be getting an electrocardiogram to screen them for heart disease?

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