| Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation |
"Screening Hearts and Saving Lives"
In Memory of Marc Uglietto, son of Jayne Vining
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We want to thank HeartScreen America, Inc. for its generous support of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation. We are most
appreciative. www.HeartScreenAmerica.com
Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation
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Suite 201
Andover, MA 01810
United States
ph: 978-474-8008
www.SafeBeat.org
A nonprofit, tax exempt corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
© 2008-2010 Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
We want to thank HeartScreen America, Inc. for its generous support of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation. We are most
appreciative. www.HeartScreenAmerica.com
Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation
300 Ballardvale Street
Suite 201
Andover, MA 01810
United States
ph: 978-474-8008
Issue:
- 20 children between the ages of 6 &
25 will die today from sudden cardiac
arrest caused by a cardiac arrhythmia
syndrome
- 1 out of every 350 children has a
cardiac arrhythmia syndrome
- The first symptom in over 80% of the
cases of sudden cardiac arrest is
death
- 70% of the causes of sudden cardiac
death by cardiac arrhythmias are
detected by heart screening
- Young athletes suffer sudden
unexpected death at a rate thought to
be 2 to 3 times greater than their less-
active peers because exercise, while
not the cause of cardiac arrest, can
push an already compromised heart
over the edge
- The African American population has
been found to suffer sudden cardiac
arrest 3 to 5 times more than all other
races
- Cardiac arrhythmia syndromes are
genetic and hereditary
- Once a cardiac arrhythmia syndrome
is detected and 1st and 2nd degree
family members are tested, an
average of 9 additional cases are
found
- Once diagnosed, these syndromes
are treatable, and individuals with
these conditions can have a normal
life spans and lifestyles
Cause:
The leading cause of Sudden
Cardiac Arrest is Cardiac
Arrhythmia Syndromes:
Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes
are also known as:
The leading causes of Cardiac
Arrhythmia Syndromes are:
The leading cause of Sudden
Cardiac Arrest is Cardiac
Arrhythmia Syndromes:
Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes
are also known as:
- Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome
(SUDS) - Sudden Adolescent Death Syndrome
(SADS) - Sudden Athletic Death Syndrome
(SAD) - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Long Q-T Syndrome
The leading causes of Cardiac
Arrhythmia Syndromes are:
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular
- Dysplasia
- Myocarditis
- Dilated Cadiomyopathy
- Q-T Segment Prolongation
- Primary Conduction Abnormalities
It Could Happen to Your
Child:
Child:
Latest News on
Resuscitation:
Survival following sudden
cardiac arrest poor: Just one in
10 student athletes survive
JUNE 25, 2008 | Michael O'Riordan
Seattle, WA - For young people participating
in athletics, the odds of surviving a sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA) remain extremely poor,
a new study has shown. Investigators
observed an average of 69 cases of SCA per
year over a recent span, but just one in 10 of
these student athletes survived the cardiac
event.
"Survival following exercise-related SCA in
young individuals has been poor over the
past seven years in the United States," write
Dr. Jonathan Drezner (University of
Washington, Seattle) and colleagues, in the
June 2008 issue of Heart Rhythm.
Click here for the complete story
Resuscitation:
Survival following sudden
cardiac arrest poor: Just one in
10 student athletes survive
JUNE 25, 2008 | Michael O'Riordan
Seattle, WA - For young people participating
in athletics, the odds of surviving a sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA) remain extremely poor,
a new study has shown. Investigators
observed an average of 69 cases of SCA per
year over a recent span, but just one in 10 of
these student athletes survived the cardiac
event.
"Survival following exercise-related SCA in
young individuals has been poor over the
past seven years in the United States," write
Dr. Jonathan Drezner (University of
Washington, Seattle) and colleagues, in the
June 2008 issue of Heart Rhythm.
Click here for the complete story
Because it Happened to
Ours:
Yes that right, every year 14,000 children
between the ages 0 to 25 die from Sudden
Cardiac Arrest caused by Cardiac Arrhythmia
Syndromes.
7,000 of these children are between the ages
of 6 and 18; that's 20 a day, 600 a month.
300 to 400 hundred of them died in the public
arena, on the field or court, in the gym, some
have died just running for the bus.
These, unfortunately, are the only ones most
people hear about and as such get lulled into
a false sense of security. It won't happen to
me, 400 a year, what's the odds.
Well the truth be told, there are another
13,600 children dying at home in their sleep,
at the kitchen table or just running up the
stairs. The dry drowning, the unexplainable
car accident, the fall from the tree or swing
these in oh so many cases are deaths
caused by a Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome.
Ours:
Yes that right, every year 14,000 children
between the ages 0 to 25 die from Sudden
Cardiac Arrest caused by Cardiac Arrhythmia
Syndromes.
7,000 of these children are between the ages
of 6 and 18; that's 20 a day, 600 a month.
300 to 400 hundred of them died in the public
arena, on the field or court, in the gym, some
have died just running for the bus.
These, unfortunately, are the only ones most
people hear about and as such get lulled into
a false sense of security. It won't happen to
me, 400 a year, what's the odds.
Well the truth be told, there are another
13,600 children dying at home in their sleep,
at the kitchen table or just running up the
stairs. The dry drowning, the unexplainable
car accident, the fall from the tree or swing
these in oh so many cases are deaths
caused by a Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome.
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| Initiative |
Establishes life saving Heart Screening and
Emergency Action Planning Programs in an
effort to prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest
(death) of the adolescent athlete and young
America population
Emergency Action Planning Programs in an
effort to prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest
(death) of the adolescent athlete and young
America population