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Cardiac Death Led to Misuse of Genetic Test
This is a story of how a 13 year old boy's sudden cardiac death led to more than 20 of his relatives being wrongly diagnosed with LQT through improper genetic testing and Dr. Ackerman's recent study of the case.
Demystifying the Congenital Long QT Diagnosis
Are emergency physicians missing clues to diagnose Long QT? Salient facts that emergency physicians must recognize, clues about syncope, teaching points for patients, and Dr. Jennifer White's LQTS Story.
What's new for 'CHOA Cardiac Faculty' in PubMed
Latest PubMed study for CHOA Cardiac Faculty shows that patient and family history as well as physical examination findings may allow medical providers to identify many pediatric patients affected by 4 cardiac disorders predisposing to sudden cardiac arrest.
SADS Family and Director of Family Support Featured on Local News Program
News article featuring some of our families.
Massachusetts Bill Will Require All Schools to Have AEDs
Article on a new bill being passed in Massachusetts regarding AEDs in schools.
SADS Joins Health Policy Letter to President-elect
SADS joins 73 organizations in a Letter to President-elect Trump on Health Policy. Find out how you can help!
SUDC Foundation Awards Grant to AAP and NAME to Establish National Guidelines for the Investigation of Sudden Deaths of Children
SUDC Foundation's press release on their grant award for AAP and Name.
Light tames lethal heart disorders in mice and virtual humans
Light tames lethal heart disorders in mice and virtual humans (excerpted from In lab tests, researchers halt arrhythmias with gentle beams -- not harsh electric shocks
Study Says Coffee Shops, ATMs May Be Ideal Locations For Defibrillators
(CNN) — Coffee shops and ATMs could play a major role in helping reduce deaths caused by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, researchers say.
SADS Family Member and Nurse Connie Goodwin Spreads Awareness about SADS Conditions and Sudden Cardiac Arrest
For the past three years, Connie Goodwin has been going to Indiana schools to educate school nurses, coaches and teachers to make sure that staff know how to respond to a cardiac arrest when it happens, and know where the AEDs are located.
Heart Attack? Drones Could Come to Your Rescue
Drones can fly in life-saving equipment.
Quick-thinking coaches use app to help save Benton student's life after collapse
Coach uses new app to save student's life.
More funding for heart disease research crucial for health of patients and the economy
Bystander Use of AEDs Could Double the Number of Cardiac Arrest Survivors
A new study indicates that bystander use of AEDs has the potential to save more lives than first responder use of defibrillators, indicating that timing is everything.