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A new call for heart screenings, as young Laporte man has open heart surgery

A heart screening seven years ago after the sudden death of his high school classmate identified a congenital heart condition […]

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‘I’m going to have to do CPR on a 17-year-old’: How trainers kept a Jack Britt runner alive, even when her heart stopped

When Juliette collapsed about 10 yards from the finish line of the first cross country meet of the season, coaches […]

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Tallahassee teen fights back from rare heart syndrome

A competitive martial artist ranked among the Top 10 in Florida for taekwondo, was sidelined from his passion after being […]

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Florida Gators star Keyontae Johnson collapses on court, in critical but stable condition

Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 during the summer. Although the cause of Johnson’s collapse was not immediately known, the coronavirus […]

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How COVID-19 is impacting bystander response to cardiac arrest and CPR training

A survey conducted by Avive Solutions reveals that 74% of surveyed CPR instructors expressed significant levels of moderate or strong […]

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Princeton coach’s 12-year-old daughter recovering after heart surgery

Twelve-year-old Naomi, a talented basketball player would experience heart palpitations while playing.  An EKG initially was normal, but palpitations continued. […]

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Only on 4: Family remembers Anderson County girl who died after suffering cardiac arrest on school bus

Thirteen-year-old Kirsten Volzka suffered cardiac arrest on school bus.  After days on life support she passed away.  Kirsten had no […]

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MedQuest student saves life while practicing heart scan

While doing a random heart scan, sonography/echocardiography student finds that 25 year-old has an enlarged ventricle and an abnormally dilated […]

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‘Everybody loved him’: Classmates, coach remember the life of Veterans HS freshman

Georgia freshman football player collapsed at football practice on November 2 and passed away eight days later due to a […]

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Penn State’s Journey Brown retiring from football due to heart condition

Penn State running back Journey Brown has been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.  It was discovered through a routine COVID-19 test […]

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