Arrest in Medical News

Cooling treatment after cardiac arrest is cost-effective, Penn study shows

(PHILADELPHIA) A brain-preserving cooling treatment called therapeutic hypothermia is a cost-effective way to improve outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 300,000 people each year in the United States and leaves thousands of others neurologically dev...

Can a Contact Lens Cure Nearsightedness? Five-Year Clinical Study Testing Corneal Reshaping Therapy as Possible Method to Arrest Myopia

Researchers have reported positive first-year results from a clinical trial that is testing whether specialized contact lenses can slow or halt the progression of near sightedness in children. Co principal investigators Drs S. Barry Eiden and Robert Davis, working with EyeVis Eye and Vision Resea...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Mourns the Loss of Michael Jackson

Nation's Leading Cause of Death Reportedly Claims the Life of a Pop Icon PITTSBURGH, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation joins millions in grieving the loss of pop icon Michael Jackson. His apparent death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a painful remind...

Protect Your Kids' Hearts: Summer Activity Can Trigger Genetic Disorder, Say Results for Life, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before your kids are out the schoolroom door and off to the pool or baseball field this summer, take a few preventive steps to help protect their hearts. Prevention may be as simple as making sure children eat nutritious meals, exercise, stay away...

St. Joseph's Healthcare System Becomes First Hospital in the Region to Implement Pre-Hospital Therapeutic Cooling to Save the Lives of Cardiac Arrest Patients

PATERSON, N.J., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 1,000 lives could be saved each year if heart attack patients received faster emergency care during and immediately after a heart attack. Recognizing that each minute lost could mean the difference between saving a life ... and losing it, Mobil...

Coronary angiography may improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients

PITTSBURGH, March 31 People who suffer cardiac arrests and then receive coronary angiography are twice as likely to survive without significant brain damage compared with those who don't have the procedure, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers. The study...

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Shoots Straight for the Heart

Dr. Vince Mosesso, the medical director of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, offers heart healthy Valentine's Day gift ideas WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- February is American Heart Month, symbolized by the celebration of Valentine's Day and a great time to let your love...

Penn study: Chances of surviving cardiac arrest depend on where patients are treated

(PHILADELPHIA) Efforts to fight the toll of cardiac arrest have typically focused on pre-hospital factors -- bystander CPR education and improvement, public defibrillation programs, and quicker EMS response. But new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine reveals that the ...

Clot Dissolver Doesn't Boost Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients

In study, those with pulmonary clots saw benefit,,,, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- German doctors thought that giving the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase (TKNase) to people with sudden cardiac arrest would improve survival. Unfortunately, the drug, a form of tissue plasmi...

Cardium Reports on New York City's Adoption of Therapeutic Cooling Protocols for Cardiac Arrest Patients

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Alternext: CXM) and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies today reported on New York City's adoption of procedures designed to promote temperature modulation therapy for cardiac arrest patients, as featured in an article in Th...

Emergency Physicians Reveal Strategies for Improving Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates in the U.S.

Physicians Rank Increased Bystander CPR, Faster Patient-to-Doctor Time, Data Collection and Technology As Critical Improvement Areas in Resuscitation WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A new State of Resuscitation survey released today by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) f...

ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies

More bystander CPR, faster patient-to-doctor time would boost survival rates, survey finds FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Ninety percent of U.S. emergency physicians believe that resuscitation practices aren't very effective and support a number of strategies designed to improve re...

Advanced Circulatory Systems Receives $1.5 Million From NIH for Study of Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Techniques

Oshkosh is one of six sites included in national study Study needed because of low cardiac arrest survival rates OSHKOSH, Wis., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc. ( http://www.advancedcirculatory.com ) announced today that it has received an additional $1...

3 Michigan Counties Participating in NIH Study of Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Techniques

New 1.5 million dollar NIH funding advances study Study needed because of low cardiac arrest survival rates MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc. ( http://www.advancedcirculatory.com ) announced today that it has received an additional $1.5 mi...

DNC 'Party Crashers:' Police Arrest 1 Pro-lifer at Black Caucus; Eject Operation Rescue Leader from DNC Interfaith Gathering at Colorado Convention Center

DENVER, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Civil Disobedience Planned at Pepsi center for Tuesday, August 26, between 2:00 - 2:30 P.M. to protest Obama's and Biden's support for child-killing by abortion. Two Catholic Priests, one Evangelical Pastor among those who plan to be arrested. Ran...

Making Sudden Cardiac Arrest a National Health Priority: National Medical Association Issues White Paper on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

ATLANTA, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help change the prevention and treatment paradigm for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the National Medical Association (NMA) released a white paper during their 2008 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly that outlines directives for elevating SCA ...

Two-Drug Treatment Didn't Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

But the case isn't closed, American cardiologists say WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting the artery-constricting hormone vasopressin in addition to adrenaline did not improve survival among people who had sudden cardiac arrest in an European trial, but American cardiologis...

Back From the Dead: Cardiac Arrest Victim Salutes His Rescuer

HONESDALE, Pa., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Belkin died last February during a pick-up basketball game, but because of quick action by Roman Matlaga, he is alive to tell about it. On Sunday, July 6 at 11 A.M., Belkin will be reunited with his hero. He'll present Matlaga with the ...

Health Leaders Join to Elevate Sudden Cardiac Arrest to a National Public Health Priority

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports SCA-related deaths are on the rise killing nearly 1,000 people a day WASHINGTON, April 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an effort to boost public awareness of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a leading cause of death in the U.S., the...

New Method Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival

Emergency crews focus on uninterrupted chest compression, experts say TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiac arrest outside of the hospital can quickly turn deadly, but a new method of restarting stalled hearts might boost people's chances of survival, researchers say. The o...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Two Minnesota Affiliates

Minnesota Groups Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched Minneapolis-St. Paul-Rochester and Northwestern Minnesota aff...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Southwest Connecticut Chapter

Naugatuck-based Group Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched a Southwest Connecticut chapter as part of the first group ...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches South Florida Chapter

Group Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched a South Florida chapter as it builds a network of local organizations to he...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Long Island and Queens Chapters

Long Island and Queens Groups Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched Long Island and Queens chapters as it builds a ne...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Kansas City Chapter

Kansas City-based Group Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched a Kansas City chapter as it builds a network of local o...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Its First Thirteen Local Chapters/Affiliates

Local Groups Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy SCAA Expects to Have 25 Chapters/Affiliates by This Spring WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched its f...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Iowa Affiliate

Des Moines-based Group Will Work Statewide to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has incorporated Iowa AED Access for All as an affiliate as ...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Austin and Lubbock Chapters

Austin and Lubbock Groups Will Work to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest Through Public Education and Advocacy WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) announced today that it has launched Austin and Lubbock chapters as it builds a network of...

Raleigh in National Study, Shows Survival to Hospital Discharge After Cardiac Arrest Doubles With Improved CPR and Impedance Threshold Device

Groundbreaking study looks at hospital discharge rates in Raleigh and 6 other cities RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wake County EMS has participated in a seven-city study on the impact of new CPR techniques, the results of which support the widespread us...

Cypress Creek in National Study, Shows Survival To Hospital Discharge After Cardiac Arrest Doubles with Improved CPR and Impedance Threshold Device

Groundbreaking study looks at hospital discharge rates in Cypress Creek and 6 other cities CYPRESS CREEK, Texas, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas's Cypress Creek EMS has participated in a seven-city study on the impact of new CPR techniques, the results of which support t...

Anoka County in National Study, Shows Survival to Hospital Discharge After Cardiac Arrest Doubles with Improved CPR and Impedance Threshold Device

Groundbreaking study looks at hospital discharge rates in seven cities MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Anoka County's Allina Medical Transportation has participated in a seven-city study on the impact of new CPR techniques, the results of which support the widespread use of the American H...

Study Released at AHA Shows Survival to Hospital Discharge After Cardiac Arrest Doubles With Improved CPR and Impedance Threshold Device

Groundbreaking study looks at hospital discharge rates in seven cities, including Largo, Fla. ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A new seven-city study on the impact of new CPR techniques supports the widespread use of the American Heart Association's new 2005 CPR gu...

Corporate and Political PR Pro to Lead Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) has appointed Chris Chiames as its Executive Director. "We are excited to have Chris join SCAA as we begin to implement our strategic plan, build a broad membership base, and work toward our goal of eliminating p...

Billy Mays Autopsy Results Point to Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Second High Profile Death in a Week Highlights Need for More Public Awareness About Risk Factors and Treatment WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) said today that autopsy results released on the death of television spokesman Billy Mays p...

Jackson's Death Puts Spotlight on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

It's deadlier than a heart attack, experts say, with chances for survival slim FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Pop star Michael Jackson probably did not die on Thursday of a heart attack but perhaps something even more deadly -- sudden cardiac arrest, experts say. It's not yet c...

Michael Jackson's Death Underscores the Tragedy and Impact of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association said Thursday that pop singer Michael Jackson's death at the age of 50 underscores the tragedy of sudden cardiac arrest, which kills nearly 300,000 Americans each year and is the nation's leading cause of death. ...

Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest

Those who do have better survival odds, but swift action is needed MONDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Call it what you will -- gasping, gurgling, moaning -- but noisy breathing increases the chances for survival when someone is suffering sudden cardiac arrest, a new study shows. Th...

New Research: Americans Underestimate Dangers of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Heart Rhythm Society works to raise awareness of serious public health issue through first congressionally designated SCA Awareness Month WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) claims more lives each year than breast cancer, lung cancer or AIDS, yet according to a ne...

LSUHSC study finds high-dose HBO2 therapy extends survival window after cardiopulmonary arrest

New Orleans, LA A ground-breaking study by researchers at the School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans published in the August 2008 issue of Resuscitation has major implications for the #1 cause of death of Americans -- sudden cardiac arrest. The researchers stopped the hear...

ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest

Catheter procedure keeps heart tissue alive, benefits other organs, study finds WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to CPR alone, adding extracorporeal life support doubles survival in hospital patients with cardiac arrest, says a study by researchers at the National Taiwan ...