CARDIA
06/21/18

Cardiac Arrhythmia, Sudden Death, Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Athletes

Lemonade Stand for the SADS Foundation
07/01/18

The Petersen Family will be cooling off neighbors with glasses of lemonade in Carol Stream. Drop by and share a drink, buy a SADS wristband, learn about SADS conditions, and enjoy a beautiful summer day in the park. All proceeds will benefit the SADS Foundation. 2018 Event still to be determined

13th Annual Ryan Weidler Golf Tournament
07/01/18

Please join the Weidler Family for golf, wine and beer, dinner, and fun in support of research, the SADS Foundation, and CHOP Youth Heart Watch, an affiliate of Project ADAM. 2018 Event still to be determined.

13th Annual Christie's Heartoberfest
09/22/18

This fund raising event is enthusiastically organized by the Tolosky Family in loving memory of their daughter and sister, Christie, who died of previously undected Long QT in June, 2005.

Jonathan R. Cowley Memorial Golf Tournament
10/01/18

Each year this fun event is held to raise money, gather friends, and most importantly, remember Jon. The proceeds of the golf tournament go to raising money for SADS research among other things. To find out more about, Jon, SADS or the Jonathan R.Cowley Memorial Foundation, visit www.sads.org/healing-wall-entries/Jonathan-R--Cowley. 2018 Date of Event is still being determined.

Medtronic Voluntary Recall of CRTs and ICDs
2/26/2018

The FDA announced a Class 1 recall by Medtronic of a laundry list of its cardiac resynchronization with defibrillation (CRT-D) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices. A manufacturing defect can allow a faulty mix of gases inside these devices, the FDA said, keeping them from delivering shocks for pacing or reviving patients in cardiac arrest. Medtronic device models under recall include those int he Amplia, Claria, Compia, and Viva lines of CRT-Ds and a number of types of Evera and Visia ICDs. Affected devices were manufactured from July 13,2013, through August 8, 2017.

Renowned Cardiologist Arthur J. Moss, Pioneer of Research and Treatment in Sudden Death, Passes Away
2/22/2018

Renowned Cardiologist Arthur J. Moss, Pioneer of Research and Treatment in Sudden Death, Passes Away

ER Nurse Gives Back to First Responders After They Saved Her Life
1/16/2018

After being saved by first responders, ER Nurse give back.

She was 18 Weeks Pregnant When Something Went Wrong. Now She Has a Christmas Miracle
1/16/2018

Something went wrong at 18 weeks pregnant, but it turned into a Christmas Miracle!

SADS Board Member and SADS Scientific Advisor elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA)
11/27/2017

SADS Board Member and SADS Scientific Advisor elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA)