Blue Ridge Parkway visitor from India dies after cardiac arrest on popular hiking trail
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A man visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway from India has died after going into cardiac arrest while hiking on the Humpback Rocks trail.
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‘Families can take comfort’: First pediatric-specific care cardiac lab opens at Children’s Tower
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A cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology lab is open in the Children’s Tower, the first in the region for pediatric patients.
VCU research reveals higher risk of death for survivors of pediatric cancer after cardiac event
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New research from VCU Massey CCC indicates survivors of childhood cancer are at a significantly higher risk of death after a cardiac event.
Mobile phone application could help save lives of those experiencing cardiac arrest
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A free mobile phone application used to empower people to help someone during a cardiac arrest is now active in the region.
Virginia hospital, Project ADAM, to help schools prepare for sudden cardiac arrest
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The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU is now an affiliate of Project ADAM, a national nonprofit that helps schools and communities ensure they’re prepared for a sudden cardiac arrest on school grounds.
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute doctoral candidate to study role of virus in sudden cardiac death
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A dose of adenovirus hits most people like a common cold – a cough, a fever, maybe a sore throat.
UVA study: Bystanders can help cardiac arrest victims survive
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Roughly one in 12 people experiencing cardiac arrest outside a hospital live to tell the tale. A UVA Health physician says the numbers can improve dramatically if bystanders knew to recognize cardiac arrest and perform simple lifesaving tasks.
Virginia Tech scientist awarded grant to study cardiac conduction in health, disease
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Steven Poelzing, an associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, has received a new five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
American Heart Association awards VTCRI student’s research into sudden cardiac death
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The American Heart Association awarded Patrick Calhoun, a biological sciences graduate student, a predoctoral fellowship to carry out his dissertation research at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.
New tool can predict patient outcomes after cardiac arrest
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Targeted temperature management – the precise cooling of a person suffering cardiac arrest – can literally be the difference in life or death.
