Revolutionary BiVACOR heart device moves to phase 2 of FDA trial
Like all mechanical hearts, BiVACOR currently acts as bridge for patients waiting for a human heart transplant, but its ...
High-tech LifeVest being used to save lives of patients with heart problems
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A growing number of cardiologists in Arizona are prescribing LifeVests for their patients with heart problems. A LifeVest is a wearable heart monitor and defibrillator that can be ...
Local fire departments use hands-off CPR device to save lives
A life-saving CPR device is being implemented in fire departments across Western Washington. It’s called a LUCAS device and ...
Marshfield FD receives automatic CPR device from anonymous donors
Marshfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Bakos says in 2023, they confirmed 11 patients who had CPR performed, actually ...
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Gifts from, for the heart: Local hospitals receive CPR kits
February is designated as American Heart Month. It’s a time to raise awareness about heart disease and promote healthy ...
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First patient enrolled in IDE study of Conformal Medical’s next-gen LAAO device
Conformal Medical today announced on social media that the first U.S. site enrolled a patient in a trial of its next-gen ...
Why 'cough CPR' is not the lifesaver it's made out to be
Genaro C. Armas, American Heart Association News Misinformation has circulated for years on social media about how coughing forcefully can treat a heart attack. Health experts are quick to debunk that ...
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Two years after cardiac arrest, Danville nurse meets paramedics who came to her rescue
It was Feb. 14, 2023, when Karen Oaks, a nurse at Averett University, had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest.
Firefighter goes into cardiac arrest during basketball practice; IFD encouraging citizens to brush up on AED, CPR trainings
A member of the Indianapolis Fire Department suffered a heart attack during a basketball practice Saturday morning. According ...
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“A blessing to be able to be here” — UAB employees provide fellow employee lifesaving care after cardiac arrest
When UAB employee Jamie Smith collapsed one morning while she was at work, UAB employees from multiple specialties stepped in ...
Nurses in tears as couple tell doctors to stop CPR on their baby
Morgan and Cody Christofferson from Dundas, Minnesota , made the agonizing call after their son Soren was hospitalized with ...
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Yale New Haven Health among first to use new ECMO system for patient transportation
In December, YNHH integrated the newly FDA-approved Medtronic VitalFlow ECMO System and first used it to transfer a patient ...