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Study Reveals Increase of Heart Attack Deaths on Race Day [VIDEO]
By Gerard Black | Apr 14, 2017 09:58 AM EDTMarathons known to cause traffic rerouting and congestion but now they are also being linked to increase of heart attack deaths on race day.
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CPR Basics And Updates: You Could Save A Life With Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 04, 2017 07:43 AM ESTEveryone should learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as it helps save lives.
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Goodbye Princess Leia: Carrie Fisher Dead at 60 After Suffering From a Heart Attack
By BC Olvido | Dec 28, 2016 03:02 PM ESTCarrie Fisher, who plays Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars movie franchise, passed away on Tuesday.
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Baby Saved From Near-Death Cardiac Arrest With 'Miracle' Heart Transplant
By Jenn Loro | Mar 01, 2016 10:37 AM ESTA 7-month old Seattle baby got a life-saving heart transplant just days before the situation could become extremely hopeless
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Cardiac Arrest Outcomes are Worse for Top-Floor Residents, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 20, 2016 11:31 AM ESTLiving on the higher floors of a high-rise building can lower chances of survival from cardiac arrest, a new study reported.
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Warning Signs of a Cardiac Arrest Ignored by Many, Says Study
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 30, 2015 10:14 AM ESTA new study conducted by medical researchers revealed that most people either ignore or accidently miss the cardiac arrest signs
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Cardiac Arrest Victims Usually Ignore Warning Signs
By Jenn Loro | Dec 28, 2015 09:52 AM ESTAn Oregon-based research suggests that people have at least a four-week window with warning signs prior to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
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Young and Obese? You have a Risk of Dying from Heart Attack
By Kanika Gupta | Nov 28, 2015 07:51 PM ESTA new study revealed that young adults who are obese are at a high risk of death caused due to cardiac arrest
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Scientists Finally Discovers A Ten-Minute Treatment In Order To Detect Heart Strokes
By Bisma Kaleem | Nov 27, 2015 05:01 PM ESTScientists have come across a ten minute test that detects stroke on an immediate basis.
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Galaxy's 'Heartbeat' For First Time Heard By Hubble Space Telescope
By R. Siva Kumar | Nov 19, 2015 11:04 AM ESTFor the first time, scientists measured the influence of light from pulsating stars on the light of their parent galaxy.
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CPR Without Ventilation Less Effective After Heart Attack: Study
By Peter R | Nov 11, 2015 04:36 PM ESTThe study found that ventilation slightly increases the chance of survival following heart attack.
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Epinephrine May Not be Safe for Patients with Cardiac Arrest
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 01, 2014 04:23 PM ESTA new study is questioning whether or not epinephrine is safe for patients with cardiac arrest.
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Low Vitamin D Levels Increases Risk of Poor Brain Function Post Cardiac Arrest
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 18, 2014 11:50 AM EDTAccording to a new study, patients with vitamin D deficiency had an increased risk of poor brain function and an increased risk of death after cardiac arrest.
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Adrenaline does not Boost Patient’s Survival Rates after Cardiac Arrest
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 17, 2014 02:54 PM EDTAccording to a new study, giving adrenaline to patients who suffered a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting does not boost survival rates.
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Sweden’s Text Message System Saves Cardiac Arrest Patients
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 24, 2013 04:16 PM EDTSweden's test message system informs CPR-trained volunteers when there is a cardiac arrest victim nearby.
