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Hamilton County school officials have announced that a female East Ridge High School student died Tuesday afternoon around 3:30. Read More...

One year after finding their teenage son collapsed on the kitchen floor due to an undetected heart problem, an East County family is creating change so other parents won't suffer the pain of losing a child. Read More...

While hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of sudden death in competitive soccer players, when pro players were screened for the problem with electrocardiography (ECG), the positive results all turned out to be false positives, according to a small study. Read More...

Shauna Stuewe might still be alive today if an automated external defibrillator had been nearby the day that she fainted during cheer practice at Esperanza High School in 2006, her parents believe.  Read More...

An 18-year-old Clay-Chalkville High School stu¬dent died Monday after he fell asleep and was later found unresponsive, the school's football coach said Tuesday. Read More...

About two dozen of Kendall Tapley's closest friends choked back tears Monday while listening to the 15-year-old's favorite song, "The Prayer," by Kid Cudi.  Read More...

Tragedy struck Northwest Christian High School, just days before the start of classes. Read More...

One Bakersfield mother is fighting to make schools safer for children suffering from a heart condition that she calls "The Silent Killer." Read More...

The Darke County Coroner’s Office and the Darke County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death of a 12-year-old child identified as Jordan T. Pond of Versailles.  Read More...

Lake Superior State University is remembering one of its students tonight. Read More...

An incoming freshman on Lynchburg College's soccer team has died after collapsing during training last week.  Read More...

Mikhail Torrance, former University of Alabama basketball star who recently signed a contract to play professionally in Israel, was rushed to a hospital after collapsing at the start of a workout today.  Read More...

Arlington Boy Scouts Matthew Tyrrell and Eric Matthews have won a national video contest sponsored by Cardiac Science and the Boy Scouts of America. Read More...
 

The campus of North Carolina A&T State University is mourning the loss of a student who died Thursday.  Read More...

Researchers were able to identify high-risk residential areas suitable for the placement of an automated external defibrillator by using simple demographic characteristics of a city center, according to a new study published in Circulation.  Read More...

Whether it's better for bystanders to be instructed by emergency dispatchers to perform only chest compressions or chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation might depend on the type of arrest, according to a study in the July 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.  Read More...
 

A football player’s death could change how a local school district handles physical exams for student athletes. Read More...

Olivia Corinne Hoff had a good heart, her family friends share. Read More...

Martin Middle School seventh-grader Trey Parks, son of Brad and Eve Parks, is recovering at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a collision on the football field during jamboree action on Friday night at Calloway County High School in Mayfield, Ky. Read More...

A study published in the August Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) finds that molecular imaging -- a non-invasive imaging procedure -- can identify high-risk patients with potentially life-threatening cardiovascular conditions and help physicians determine which patients are best suited for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy.  Read More...

It's the time of year when school sports start gearing up for fall with two-a-day football practices, afternoon soccer scrimmages and long cross-country runs.  Read More...

Signs of heart disease — generally thought to be a disease of middle age — can be seen even in children, cardiologists now know.  Read More...

Three teachers and one principal worked together to perform CPR and use an AED to save the life of one of their students, Levi Pocza.  Read More...

Christopher Campbell, a Temperance Bedford High student-athlete, who collapsed during a recent football practice, is out of a coma. Read More...

El Dorado County authorities say an 11-year-old boy has collapsed and died during youth football practice in Northern California. Read More...

Imagine for a moment, you and your friend are having dinner in a small restaurant and suddenly your friend stops breathing and collapses on the floor.  Read More...

A Bedford high school athlete is in an induced coma at Toledo hospital after collapsing Tuesday during a workout on the high school football field.  Read More...

Researchers have devised a method to create patient-derived cells that can mimic the phenotype that causes long-QT syndrome, which may help in the development of new drug therapies for the disease.  Read More...

A sinus-related health problem may be linked to the deaths of people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest while sleeping, according to findings published in the journal, Circulation Research.  Read More...

UW family medicine physician Jon Drezner discusses sudden cardiac arrest and its effect on young athletes.  Read More...

An early study in rats provides the first direct indication that a major component of smog might trigger cell death in the heart, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2010 Scientific Sessions - Technological and Conceptual Advances in Cardiovascular Disease.  Read More...

Before his first season, training for football seemed to be the best thing for Edgar Aviles. Read More...

With a lot of help, Olivia Quigley survived the scariest day of her life. The Winthrop girl went into cardiac arrest when she was just 6 years old. Read More...

The Charleston County Coroner’s office has released the cause of death for a 15-year-old student who died after he was found unconscious in a middle school restroom nine weeks ago.  Read More...

When Arnie and Amy Jones married, they were a picture perfect couple, but the picture would be forever changed one night in their living room. Read More...

Exposure to high levels of traffic air pollution among people with heart or lung disease is associated with reduced heart rate variability (HRV), a risk factor for sudden cardiac death, finds a new study. Read More...

Few events are as shocking as a young person’s sudden death from an undetected underlying heart condition.  Read More...

Dozens of lifesaving devices in city parks may fail those in desperate straits because they are not working properly, supplies are missing or they simply cannot be found.  Read More...

When she was four, Sara Dumas' parents took her to the emergency room. Read More...

This particular tool box is a literal lifesaver. Read More...

Hundreds of thousands of Americans die of sudden cardiac death each year, an occurrence that can run in families.  Read More...

A pacemaker is keeping a 3-year-old South Florida boy's heart beating after he went into cardiac arrest during a trip to a water park over the July 4 weekend. Read More...

The Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute has been awarded a $1.66 million, four year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to develop a
measurement system that could help doctors predict which patients could be struck by sudden cardiac arrest, a heart rhythm disturbance that causes instant death in more than 95 percent of cases. Read More...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have solved a mystery connected with why people die from sudden cardiac arrest during sleep - potentially saving thousands of lives. Read More...

Ohio State University’s Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital is one of the first facilities in the country to implant a next generation defibrillator in a patient to combat sudden cardiac arrest, a silent killer that claims more than one million lives each year worldwide. Read More...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the establishment of a new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health condition.  Read More...

Sometimes the first symptom of a serious heart problem is sudden cardiac death (SCD).  Silent heart conditions may exist, surfacing with fatal results. Read More...

School's out for the summer, and kids around Chicago are finally getting the chance to run and play outside.  Read More...

What was to be a weeklong camping trip was marred by tragedy when a 17-year-old girl died after hiking at an LDS girls' camp near Heber on Monday. Read More...

Young Jacobi Hill, the six year old who died on May 11 at the VCU Dental Clinic died of natural causes, according to the State Medical Examiner. Read More...

For every logical rebuttal, every billion dollars of additional costs, there is an individual tragedy to keep the question alive.  Read More...

Poway Unified School District officials want to equip all 37 of the district's schools with automated devices that almost anyone could use to restart the heart of someone experiencing cardiac arrest.  Read More...

Visualization of cardiac scar tissue and gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging each predict an increased risk of a major cardiovascular event in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to two studies published online June 23 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  Read More...

A new study may reopen the debate over whether children being considered for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should first undergo cardiac screening.  Read More...

Traditional methods for assessing patients after cardiac arrest may be underestimating their chances for survival and good outcomes, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers now available online in the journal Resuscitation. Read More...

A Valley mother hopes her loss will help other parents become more aware of potential health issues in their children. Read More...

Until February 27, the only thing 15 year-old Josh Bowman worried about was his skateboard. Read More...

At least 10 teenagers die from heart attacks every year in Texas, and many of those could be prevented, experts say.  Read More...

Sudden cardiac arrest claims thousands of lives every year, and has struck several local young athletes. Read More...

A Navarro College student's death in March was the result of natural causes and not alcohol. Read More...

Tristen D. Hopkins, 22, of Houston, a sophomore chemical engineering major, died Monday evening at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Read More...

A Nevada nurse recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby for additional funding for adolescent sudden cardiac arrest research. Read More...

The Anoka County coroner's office is investigating the unexplained death of a college student in Hutchinson.  Read More...

This story was written by Christine Puricelli of Chandler, a nurse and a member of Parent Heart Watch, which seeks to increase awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in young people. Read More...

Anthony Maselli doesn’t have to think long about his worst fear as the Montgomery school district’s athletic director: Read More...

One day after James Brantley Goins' death in an Augusta YMCA, Y President Danny McConnell had a message. Read More...

On August 10, 2006, our seemingly healthy 11-year-old daughter Janet died of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) while at cheering practice in Warren.  Read More...

A Central High School freshman football player remains hospitalized after he lost consciousness Tuesday night during the first day of conditioning for the upcoming season. Read More...

The autopsy results released today reveal that a sudden collision during a baseball game traumatized the heart of Andrew Cohn, killing him. Read More...

A group of grateful students, teachers and parents gathered in the gym of Francis Howell Middle School on Tuesday to celebrate not only the last day of school but a classmate who will be returning for another year.  Read More...

A person's chances of surviving a cardiac arrest depend largely on the neighborhood in which they collapse, a new study suggests. Read More...

Medics revived a 13-year-old Bolder Boulder runner who went into cardiac arrest at the Folsom Field finish line Monday morning. Read more...

When a teen in Mill Creek died of sudden cardiac arrest his family decided to take action.  Read More...

An Adams County student is alive today thanks to the quick thinking of a Fairfield Area gym teacher and school nurse. Read More...

A teacher at Oregon City High School has been credited with helping save a student who collapsed in his classroom. Read More...

A 15-year-old boy has collapsed and died while playing basketball at a high school north of Los Angeles. Read More...

Grief counselors were on the Albemarle High School campus Thursday after a popular student-athlete collapsed and died. Read More...

Nineteen-year-old Phillip Valenti said he does his best to stay in shape and eat right, so it was a shock when he collapsed in his home of cardiac arrest.  Read More...

Few events are as shocking as a young person's sudden death from an undetected underlying heart condition.  Read More...

Investigators in central Illinois are trying to figure out what caused the death of a 13-year-old boy who collapsed at a school in Normal. Read More...

A grieving family in Richmond, Va., is still looking for answers after a trip to the dentist resulted in the death of their 6-year-old boy.  Read More...

Oregon Sen. Mark Hass recognized the value of automated external defibrillators. Read More...

Lifeguards, managers and other staff at the nation's aquatic facilities should be trained to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to reduce heart attack fatalities — the top cause of death at swimming pools, lakes and beaches, suggests a recently study from Ball State University.  Read More...

Stunned by the sudden death of 17-year-old senior Jeremy Collins, students, teachers and counselors at Sir Francis Drake High School gathered Friday to grieve and remember. Read More...

Austin Redd was in great spirits today and ready to finish his semester at school, this is surprising since it was just yesterday that he collapsed in the middle of gym class.  Read More...

A 13 year old Francis Howell Middle School student collapsed in P.E. class Thursday afternoon. Read More...

Thaddeus Maurice Calvary, a St. Andrews Middle School eighth-grader, died Monday after being found unconscious in a school bathroom, the boy's father said.  Read More...

Maureen VanBuren, superintendent of schools, said extra counselors from BOCES and Whitehall schools have been brought in to meet with students and faculty who want to talk about the death Monday of Benjamin Palmer, 16, of Comstock.  Read More...

The sudden death of a local teenager has resulted in a change coming to every San Diego County school this fall.  Read More...

An autopsy says an ECU student who collapsed on campus died because of a heart problem. Read More...

A grateful Matthew Murphy is thankful his son, 20 year-old Brenden Murphy is alive. Brenden was playing basketball at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center Wednesday when he collapsed.  Read More...

Quick action by a teacher is credited with saving the life of a Carthage Central School student. Read More...

Statistically speaking, schools are about the safest place for kids to be, but bad things still can happen to children.  Read More...

A 20-year-old student at the University of Maryland, College Park, collapsed and died Friday while jogging near campus, Prince George's County officials said.  Read More...

A 14-year-old freshman at Gulf Coast High School was hospitalized after collapsing on the school’s football field Monday.  Read More...

Grief counselors were called in to a Batavia school for the second time in a week span Monday, after a first-grade student's death this weekend.  Read More...

Claire Dunlap said she loves defying the odds and proving people wrong. Read More...

It's amazing how a 15-year-old kid dying can change the lives of others. Reavis sophomore baseball coach Bob Morack says he now makes absolutely certain to always kiss his three children goodbye when he leaves the house. Read More...

Their tragedy has turned into a positive over the past eight years. Read More...

Heart health and your child athlete! What every parent needs to know.  Read More...

Herb Pope was supposed to spend Wednesday afternoon working out and readying himself for a shot at the NBA. Read More...

Students and faculty walked the halls of Bismarck-Henning Junior High in shock Tuesday following the unexpected death of a student. Read More...

In a small but significant study sponsored by the American Heart Association, investigators found that prolonged steroid use could weaken the heart and may increase the risk of heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Read More...

Students use Adderall to boost brain power ShareAdderall and Adderall XR are prescription drugs that are fast becoming the mental stimulant of choice on college campuses across the country. Read More...

A man died this morning after being hit with a ball during a softball game at the Potomac Lakes Sportsplex Saturday afternoon. Less than two hours later Loudoun County Fire-Rescue crews were on their way to another cardiac arrest that occurred during a sporting event Saturday. Read More...

The deaths of two popular 17-year-old Middlesex County students spurred Montgomery Athletics Director Tony Maselli to ensure his high school would be the first in New Jersey to provide cardiac screenings for student-athletes. Read More...

A 14-year-old boy collapsed Friday morning while running laps around the Villa Park High School track, authorities said.  Read More...

A 14-year-old boy collapsed Friday morning while running laps around the Villa Park High School track, authorities said.  Read More...

A coroner is investigating the unexplained death of a 22-year-old student in a dormitory room at a vocational training school in southwestern Pennsylvania. Read More...

About one thousand children and young adults die every year from sudden cardiac arrest. Read More...

A student collapsed and died during track practice at Nashoba Regional High School on Monday. Read More...

A teen has been rushed to the hospital after he collapsed during gym class. Read More...

Nine-year-old Malkolm Poyer was born with a rare heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, also known by its frightening nickname: Sudden Death Syndrome. Read More...

A former Tustin High School student collapsed Wednesday evening after a game of basketball in the school's gym. Read More...

A gene mutation in the brain can trigger irregular heart beat and sudden death in people with epilepsy, according to a study released Tuesday.  Read More...

Application of an automatic external defibrillator before emergency medical services arrive appears to improve survival from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a large observational study showed. Read More...

The fourth edition Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (PPE) monograph will feature “huge changes,” including recommending preparticipation screening for all youth — not just those who are playing competitive sports, and a revamped health questionnaire that will hone in on certain cardiac health problems. Read More...

Jim and Tom Horan spent their lives walking in each other's footsteps. Read More...

March 11 started like every other day at Timber Creek High School, with students and staff standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Read More...

A study tracking Portland-area sudden cardiac arrests has revealed a gene variant that may protect against the unpredictable and deadly problem. Read More...

The differences in men and women's hearts may not be limited to problems of the small and large arteries. Read More...

At some point, Rush Arbogast's heart was going to let him down. Read More...

The pitch for free cardiac tests that launched last week in Hillsborough schools sounded like a no-brainer: Lives could be saved by screening seemingly healthy children for heart defects that can lead to sudden death.  Read More...

Call it divine duplication -- in the form of beautiful twin sisters. "You couldn't tell them apart. It was a wonderful experience raising these girls," says Chuck Maley, stepfather to Courtney and Kindal VanCronkhite.  Read More...

A bill, inspired by the death of an Eagleton Middle School student, that would encourage schools to locate automated external defibrillators near gymnasiums or where physical activity takes place, has passed the state Senate.  Read More...

The players panicked as they surrounded an unconscious Jonathan Moore on the football field outside Pearland's Glenda Dawson High School on March 3.  Read More...

A high school football star from Pearland today talked about how team trainers and a coach brought him back to life with a defibrillator a few weeks ago. Read More...

The United States Marine Corp is investigating the sudden death a boxer at Camp Lejeune. Read More...

Physician-scientists have found that a genetic variation is associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest, a disorder that gives little warning and is fatal in about 95% of cases. Read More...

A team of cardiologists, materials scientists, and bioengineers have created and tested a new type of implantable device for measuring the heart's electrical output that they say is a vast improvement over current devices.  Read More...

A crowd of students at Leesburg High School watched anxiously this morning after a boy suddenly collapsed in the campus courtyard and emergency workers rushed to perform CPR. Read More...

A Maryland high school student is in critical condition days after he collapsed during a pick-up basketball game.  Read More...

A 17-year-old student from Southern California has been hospitalized after being injured during a group hiking trip in Yosemite on Monday afternoon. Read More...

Hillsborough County schools are entering the national debate over whether to screen seemingly healthy children for heart defects that can lead to sudden death. Read More...

A 21-year-old male went into cardiac arrest during the 18th mile of the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday and was transported to UCLA Medical Center, where he is breathing and has a pulse but remains unconscious. Read More...

Dan and Marie Sumnicht sent off their two daughters, both University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students, to opposite ends of Florida for spring break.
Only one came back.  Read More...

People tell Michael Tompkins that his son Zach is an angel now. He appreciates the sentiment, but Tompkins doesn’t see it that way. Read More...

Quick thinking and an external defibrillator helped save the life of a Gates-Chili student. A softball coach and an athletic trainer are recognized after they went into action to save the life of an eighth grader who collapsed at track practice. Read More...

Spring break turned somber at Anthony High School after a well-liked freshman collapsed at baseball practice and then died. Read More...

Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. Read More...

During the 2008-2009 school year, four students in the Orange County School District succumbed to cardiac-related deaths while playing organized sports. Read More...

A new study by researchers at the MGH Heart Center found the addition of electrocardiogram testing to the standard medical history and physical examination for young athletes may better identify key cardiovascular abnormalities responsible for sports-related sudden death. Read More...

Timberland High School students are mourning the death of a 17-year-old sophomore who collapsed in class Thursday morning. Read More...

Medical student James Kim, an accomplished cello player, is exploring auditory triggers that can cause sudden cardiac death in some people. Read More...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest syndrome (SCA) is poorly understood, but it's a real danger for the otherwise young and healthy. For no apparent reason, the heart suddenly stops beating, and without treatment death may follow within minutes.  Read More...

An eighth-grade student died Wednesday after collapsing while playing handball at Costa Mesa High School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials said Thursday. Read More...

A 15-year-old girl has died after collapsing during volleyball practice in western Kentucky.  Read More...

In memory of her grandson, a Fishers woman on Sunday will present an Indianapolis Near-Northside church with an electronic device designed to restart a stopped heart. Read More...

Electrocardiogram screening to check for heart problems in hyperactive children before prescribing stimulant medications may help identify those at risk, but is only borderline cost-effective compared to the current practice of taking a patient history and doing a physical examination, a new study shows. Read More...

A new cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may have been discovered by scientists at the University of Strasbourg, who say they have identified a heart abnormality in some victims of SIDS. Read More...

A proposed medical study in Kalamazoo County — the first of its kind in the nation — would evaluate experimental cardiopulmonary-resuscitation devices designed to improve the effectiveness of CPR. Read More...

At approximately 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 3, a Magnolia West High School boys soccer player collapsed on the practice field.  Read More...

Researchers have found nine new gene variations that can make a person vulnerable to sudden cardiac death and confirmed the role of another, international researchers said on Sunday.  Read More...

As concern over athletic safety rises due to recent physically harmful incidents in the district and other places, the athletic department is in the process of improving its preventative safety measures. Read More...

Two studies published yesterday are expected to reignite an emotionally charged debate about whether young athletes should be screened with a heart test to reduce the small risk of sudden death from an undiagnosed heart problem. Read More...

Routine testing of the hearts of young American athletes using electrocardiograms to screen for sudden death is "reasonable in cost and effective at saving lives," according to a new study by cardiologists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Read More...

Heart defects that can cause otherwise healthy athletes to die while playing in basketball and football games were detected in Harvard University athletes using a common $88 test.  Read More...

They are young, strong, competitive athletes, in top physical condition. Yet about 90 of them drop dead every year, often in the heat of competition, victims of sudden cardiac death. Read More...

Bowie High student Jonathan Nolon died prematurely because of a heart abnormality, according to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Read More...

A local man said he ended up in a hospital with heart problems on a day he drank energy drinks. Read More...

Jesse DeSanto's heart stopped just after he crossed home plate three years ago.  Feb. 28, 2010  Read More...

Gaines Adams did not have an electrocardiogram or echocardiogram as part of his medical pre-screening as an athlete at Clemson, where he was a star defensive lineman from 2003-06. Read More...

Quick thinking by a Western High School nurse likely saved the life of a student who collapsed during gym class.  Read More...

Newton County emergency medical workers said what is called a chain of survival saved a 17- year-old student who went into cardiac arrest at school.  Read More...

At a reception Wednesday, Homestead senior Abishek Chintapalli thanks members of the high school’s staff who responded when his heart stopped beating on Feb. 4. Read More...

Brazoria County Sheriff’s deputies Dominick Sanders and David Bean were working security at a high school basketball tournament when they became rescuers after a player fell over during a seizure and stopped breathing.  Read More...

Doctors at Rady Children’s Hospital have detailed the cases of four San Diego County children who developed heart infections after becoming ill with swine flu, a life-threatening complication that has received scant attention.  Read More...

The NYPD operator who sent an ambulance to the wrong borough while a 6-year-old boy was dying of cardiac arrest mistakenly hit "the wrong button" on the dispatch computer, officials acknowledged yesterday.  Read More...

Sophomore present at workouts said drill had just started when junior 'fell over'.  Read More...

An Ole Miss football player collapsed Friday during the first day of conditioning and then later  died at the hospital. Read More...

Douglas County Coroner Randy Daniel is waging a one-man, all-out campaign to require heart testing for students before they can participate in high school athletics. Read More...

 A Fairview Middle School eighth-grader died Wednesday after collapsing during an after-school athletic program, Williamson County Schools officials said...Read More

Grief counselors are standing by to help students and staff deal with the death of a Port Angeles High School student. Read More...

Bowie Police say a Bowie High School student who was doing laps after school collapsed and died Thursday afternoon. Read More...

Brooklyn teen playing basketball Sunday night at Onondaga Community College tripped and fell, and died a short time later, according to college officials.  Read More...

An autopsy is planned on the body of a 14 year old Douglas County boy who collapsed, then died, at track practice. Read More...

Two weeks after a man's death during an Atlanta sleep study, family members said they're pressuring Emory Healthcare to provide them with answers. Read More...

"Although athletics is a way of intensifying the risks in some people there are risks there for anyone with these conditions." Read More...

For the second time in three years, a man who believes a defibrillator arrived too late to help his own son, has used the device to save a life. Read More...

The collapse of two teenaged basketball players in less than a week - one of whom died - highlights the fact that even young, seemingly healthy athletes may have hidden defects that can strike with little warning. Read More...

Student Saves Life.  See Video...

Bentonville junior baseball player WesBusby collapsed during practice Jan. 21, and the quick response by his coaches and teammates helped save his life. Read More...

An Anchor Bay High School varsity basketball player remains in stable condition in hospital after suffering a cardiac emergency last Thursday. Read More...

Doctors point out that not all athletes with enlarged hearts are at risk of heart failure, the unexpected cause of death of Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams earlier this month. Read More...

Alabama student's death remains unexplained; medical examiner awaits test results. Jan, 22. 2010. Read more...

Little Rock Athlete's Life Saved by AED. Jan, 19, 2010. Read more...

Frazee teen recovers from cardiac arrest. Jan, 18, 2010. Read more...

CPR/AED Campaign Nears Finish Line. Jan, 18. 2010. Read more...

Gaines Adams, Chicago Bears Defensive End, Dies at 26. Jan, 17. 2010. Read more...

UPDATE: Third grader who died after gym class had heart defect. Jan, 15. 2010. Read more...

Coroner: Ind player who died had enlarged heart. Jan, 15. 2010. Read more...

Parent Heart Watch Launches New Website. Jan 12, 2010. Read more...

Student dies after wrestling meet. Jan. 12, 2010. Read more...

School Gets Life-Saving Donation. Jan. 8, 2010. Read more...

Students, staff struggle with Rubidoux High student's death. Jan. 7, 2010. Read more...

Newton fifth-grader dies skiing with family. Jan. 6, 2010. Read more...

High-tech life-saving device unveiled at local high school. Jan. 6, 2010. Read more...

Temecula-area father still trying to start hearts. Jan. 6, 2010. Read more...

Parent Heart Watch names Michele Snyder as Co-Executive Director. Jan. 5, 2010. Read more...

Hockey player collapses and dies at practice. Dec. 30, 2009. Read more...

Paschal High School student dies while jogging. Dec. 27, 2009. Read more...

Sandalwood Student Dies after Collapse at Jacksonville Basketball Tournament. Dec. 21, 2009. Read more...

Holly Hill police recruit dies during department agility test. Dec. 20, 2009. Read more...

Legacy of sudden death spurs woman's mission. Dec. 16, 2009. Read more...

Murrieta education center gets donated defibrillator. Dec. 16, 2009. Read more...

Southwest High student dies after baseball team tryout. Dec. 8, 2009. Read more...

Determining the Best Way to Prevent Sudden Death in Athletes. Dec. 2, 2009. Read more...

Radio host saves a life on Thanksgiving Day. Dec. 1, 2009. Read more...

Heart scares put lives on new course. Dec. 1, 2009. Read more...

Town’s safety preparedness more than that for one teen. Nov. 14, 2009. Read more...

New push to screen young athletes. Nov. 2, 2009. Read more...

National Athletic Trainers Association - Consensus Statement: Executive Summary. Read More...
 

Saturday, Jul. 7, 2007 - Nashua, NH - Nashua Telegraph. Read More...

April 28, 2007 - TULSA, OK -  A young baseball player nearly killed in a little league game accepts a gift to keep others safe. Eleven year old Michael Slatcher almost died after being hit in the chest with a bat while catching. Thanks to quick action, CPR and a defibrillator he's alive and doing fine. After the accident Michael started a campaign to raise money to buy a defibrillator for the sports complex where he plays his. Read more...