by kymera_editor | Oct 17, 2019 | Awareness, Conference, CPR, ICD, Long QT Syndrome, Online Patient Communities, SADS Spotlight, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Support Groups
Name: Heather Whitehurst Age: 36When was your SCA? September 26, 2015 Which SADS condition do you have? LQTS How are you treated? Beta blocker, ICD, paced to not go below 60bpm to help prevent arrhythmia as lower heart rates are a known trigger for me, avoiding meds...
by kymera_editor | Sep 30, 2019 | Awareness, ICD, Long QT Syndrome, SADS Spotlight, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Lisa Paglia Age: 52Which SADS condition do you have? LQT2 When were you diagnosed? 2 years After SCA in 1985 How are you treated? ICD How/when were you diagnosed? I had SCA at 17. Treated incorrectly for years, then appropriately got ICD. I learned my dad,...
by kymera_editor | Sep 13, 2019 | Advocacy, AEDs, Conference, CPR, SADS Spotlight, Schools, Sports/Exercise, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Richard LamphierLocation: Atlanta, GA Occupation: Program Manager Project S.A.V.E of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, an affiliate of Project ADAM Why were you drawn to nursing as a career? I had a good friend who passed away. While he was...
by kymera_editor | Jun 28, 2019 | ICD, Long QT Syndrome, SADS Spotlight, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Brody NavarroAge: 8Which SADS condition do you have? Long QT Syndrome (calm 1 gene) When were you diagnosed? May 11, 2016 age 5 How are you treated? ICD and a beta blocker (propranolol) How/when were you diagnosed?Brody was swimming in our...
by kymera_editor | Jun 20, 2019 | CPVT, ICD, SADS Spotlight, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Joseph “Joey” ReinelAge: 4 Which SADS condition do you have? CPVTWhen were you diagnosed? Age 3 – after surviving a SCAHow are you treated? Medicine – beta blocker (propranolol) and anti-arrhythmia (amiodarone) and an ICD implanted Aug 2018How/when...
by kymera_editor | Mar 12, 2019 | Brugada Syndrome, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The Hernandez family March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain injuries can result from many causes. One of these causes is anoxia (lack of oxygen) as a result of a SCA. As many as 18% of those who survive an out of hospital SCA have a moderate...
