Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

How ‘flashing the boobs’ is helping to save women’s lives Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. As pulmonary hypertension (P …

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A new Illinois law is helping save lives  In emergency situations, a few moments can be the difference between life and death. And beginning in the new year, 911 dispatchers in Illinois will be e …

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Remembering Cass Wheeler: American Heart Association's visionary, transformative CEO dies at 84 Cass Wheeler was driven to improve the American Heart Association because he knew it meant improving a …

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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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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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