A change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients who have suffered sudden cardiac arrest can improve the odds of survival and save thousands of lives, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). More than 90 percent of Americans who experience sudden cardiac… Continue reading More Patients Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest with New EMS Technique
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The Heart Condition that Threatens Millions of Men
About one in every nine men will experience sudden cardiac death, most before age 70, as well as about one in 30 women, according to research published in June 2016 the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Sudden cardiac death claims up to 450,000… Continue reading The Heart Condition that Threatens Millions of Men