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Sleep apnea increases sudden cardiac arrest risk in children with epilepsy

For pediatric patients with epilepsy, sleep apnea (SA) is associated with an increased risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) ...

Sudden cardiac arrest: Why survival rates depend on bystanders like you

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate intervention. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
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Every heartbeat counts: The silent threats of undetected cardiac conditions

By Brianna Duardo and Juliana Pavao Breanna Vergara was a young dancer from South Florida who suddenly collapsed on stage ...

Increasingly, sudden cardiac arrest is affecting people under 40, including students, athletes, professionals and homemakers

Increasingly, sudden cardiac arrest is affecting people under 40, including students, athletes, professionals and homemakers ...

SRO saves Jeffersonville middle school student who suffered cardiac arrest

Officers, doctors and the young boy’s father say without that quick thinking, this rare medical emergency could have ended in ...

What Is Hypoxic Cardiac Arrest? How Tonsillitis and Epiglottitis Can Trigger Sudden Death

A 29-year-old resident of Boston died hours after complaining of a sore throat and was diagnosed with tonsillitis. His ...

NHS outlines urgent warning signs of heart attack and cardiac arrest

The NHS has shared a number of images and instructions to the public, outlining exactly what to do if someone is suffering a cardiac arrest or a heart attack.

Rock icon revived after suffering cardiac arrest. Here’s what we know

Cici Edmunds, the wife of rock legend Dave Edmunds, returned to social media last to give an update on her husband and his ...