by Lisa Paglia | 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 Jasmine Wylie | 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 Kristyn Navarro | 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 Theresa Reinel | 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 Jasmine Wylie | 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...
by Kennedy Cooper | Jan 4, 2019 | Conference, CPVT, ICD, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Read Kennedy’s previous post for the first installment of her story. January 23rd. Some recognize this date as the day Richard Nixon announced an accord to end the Vietnam War, or the day LeBron James became the 7th and youngest player to reach the 30,000 NBA point...
