Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Did a Detainee Just Faint or Need CPR? For two days this week, the fate of Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez was a harrowing mystery. Imprisoned at the immigrat …

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Once a Death Sentence, This Heart Condition Is Finally TreatableA quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors. When James …

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Young woman from Secunda believes CPR knowledge is essential What started as basic first aid training at age 16 turned into life-saving action for Janey-Lee Erasmus and her beloved gran. Even if it&rs …

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Doctors sometimes fake CPR — and they should There’s a bit of theater sometimes performed in hospital rooms: the play-acting of what’s known as a “slow code.” A slow code …

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At 2:30 a.m., he told his wife to call 911. A heart attack soon caused 2 cardiac arrests. Mac Cheek wasn't feeling well and went home early from work. He later woke up in the middle of the night and k …

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Fit and healthy at 45, he looked into a mild symptom. It might have saved his life. Scott Daley felt tingling in his arm during a soccer game and got it checked out by his doctor. He ended up needing …

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