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Read the latest about SADS conditions: news on promising treatments, legislation, updates on the foundation and its events, and people living and thriving with SADS conditions.
Ohio Student Is Raising Awareness of CPVT SADS Condition
Olivia Bentley, 19, a music major at Oberlin College, Ohio is raising awareness of the seriousness of untreated or untested heart conditions.
SADS HK Foundation Publishes Paper
The SADS HK Foundation is honored to share the news that the official paper recently has been published on the "Hong Kong Medical Journal". These findings share SADS impacts in the medical field and community in Hong Kong.
NIH All of Us Research Program to Fund Genetic Counseling Resource
The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program issued a funding opportunity for a genetic counseling resource to support participants who receive genomic testing and receive results.
How AEDs Can Help Save Lives on Public Transit
Sudden cardiac arrest does not discriminate, it can strike anyone regardless of age or gender and at any time or place. Given the number of people that use public transportation each day in America, it is highly likely for sudden cardiac arrest to occur in transit.
Medical Device Put Jefferson Student Back in the Game
Dylan Rose's heart skipped out of rhythm recently at basketball practice due to Long QT Syndrome. It was an incident that could have killed him. But the Jefferson High School senior never knew it happened. He was protected by a pacemaker and internal cardiac defibrillator surgically implanted in his chest. This miracle of modern medicine protects him daily and gives him back a big part of his life - playing sports
Medical Mystery: After He Fainted, Man’s Diagnosis Unraveled a Frightening Family History
A 60-year-old man came to the emergency department after he passed out in public.According to bystanders, the fall happened so quickly that no one was able to catch him before he hit the ground and sustained a facial injury.
Grapefruit juice may impose risk on patients with long QT syndrome
CAUTION: Grapefruit juice may impose risk on patients with long QT syndrome
Impact of High Volume Energy Drink Consumption on Electrocardiographic and Blood Pressure Parameters: A Randomized Trial
Energy drinks have been linked to an increase in emergency room visits and deaths. We aim to determine the impact of energy drinks on electrocardiographic and hemodynamic parameters in young healthy volunteers.
Parents Assume Sports Physical is Enough
There are non-profits that offer free EKG tests, and the Peyton Walker Foundation frequently holds them at various schools in central Pennsylvania. These screening events depend on awareness, which is another challenge in combating cardiac arrest.
Genetic Counseling Medicare Payment Bill Introduced in Congress
A bill granting the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the authority to recognize certified genetic counselors as healthcare providers and reimburse them for their services was introduced in the US Congress last week.
Is Genetic Testing for Heart Disease Right for Me?
Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and often runs in families.
Decline in sports-related sudden cardiac death linked with rise in bystander resuscitation
Fewer sports-related sudden cardiac arrest victims die nowadays, a trend linked with increased bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), reports a study presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology . The late breaking study also found that the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest during sports has not changed over the last decade.
Testing and Family Screening Lacking Among Young Victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
ess than 4% of relatives of young cardiac arrest victims receive information on family screening that could prevent further deaths, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. "All first-degree relatives should be advised to undergo family screening and eventually genetic testing if an inherited cardiac disease is suspected," he continued. "This helps clarify the diagnosis of their loved one and can trigger preventive measures such as lifestyle modification, beta-blockers, or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) to avoid deaths in relatives.