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CYO TAKES A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO FINDING HIDDEN HEART DEFECTS IN THEIR YOUNG PLAYERS

By David KuluvaPosted on April 25, 2018Posted in Other, Screening EventNo Comments

Wednesday, May 16 CYO of Johnson & Wyandotte Co., KS Student Heart Screening All appointments have been taken for May 16th. We are working with CYO to provide an additional date ASAP. [su_button url=”https://athletictestingsolutions.com/remind-upcoming-screenings/” background=”#003496″ size=”5″ center=”yes” desc=”All appointments have been taken for May 16.”]CLICK HERE to join waitlist[/su_button] Youth Heart Screening offered to all[…]

CENTRAL HEIGHTS OFFERS PARENTS A WAY TO KEEP KIDS HEART SAFE

By David KuluvaPosted on April 24, 2018Posted in OtherNo Comments

Monday, May 21st Central Heights School District – Richmond, KS Youth Heart Screening FOR AGES 8 TO 25 Only $129 (Financial aid available) Central Heights School District is partnering with ATS HeartCheck to provide parents the opportunity to ensure their kids have no hidden heart defects putting their health at serious risk. The summer of[…]

YOUTH HEART SCREENING TO SAVE YOUNG LIVES – OKLAHOMA CITY

By David KuluvaPosted on April 20, 2018Posted in Screening EventNo Comments

Saturday, April 28, 2018 Connor Michael Morrison Memorial Heart Screening – Oklahoma City, OK [su_button url=”https://booknow.appointment-plus.com/6y36kgzs/appointments?e_id=2429″ target=”blank” background=”#003496″ size=”6″ center=”yes”]CLICK HERE to register your child[/su_button] Only $129 (ages 8 to 25) In memory of their son, Connor Michael Morrison, the Morrison family is working with ATS HeartCheck to provide parents the opportunity to ensure their[…]

What is a left atrial enlargement?

By David KuluvaPosted on March 27, 2018Posted in Other

By Tom Seymour Reviewed by Alana Biggers, MD, MPH The left atrium is one of four chambers in the heart and is located on the upper left-hand side. The lower chambers are known as ventricles. The right side of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the lungs to collect oxygen in a process called[…]

HOW’S YOUR HEART, SIS? THE ALARMING TRUTH ABOUT BLACK WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE

By David KuluvaPosted on March 1, 2018Posted in OtherNo Comments

image: iStock/fstop123 by Lydia Blanco February 27, 2018 Do you know what the No. 1 killer of black women is? Here’s a hint: it’s not cancer. Every year, 50,000 black women die from heart disease, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Yes, you read that correctly. In 2014, the leading cause of death for black[…]

Learn the warning signs: Congenital heart defects may go undetected

By David KuluvaPosted on February 27, 2018Posted in OtherNo Comments

by Michelle Marsh | Monday, February 26th 2018 (http://komonews.com/features/sinclair-cares/learn-the-warning-signs-congenital-heart-defects-may-go-undetected Perhaps you’ve heard about babies born with holes in their hearts. Did you know that congenital heart defects can go undetected into adulthood? Take the case of Kelly and Mike DiMaggio. Mike DiMaggio had accepted being the caregiver for his wife, Kelly, long ago. She was[…]

Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

By David KuluvaPosted on February 17, 2018Posted in OtherNo Comments

Heart, Lung and Circulation (2018) 27, 276–279 1443-9506/04/$36.00 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.10.007 POSITION STATEMENT Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy$ Christopher Semsarian, AM, MBBS, PhD, MPH, FAHMS, FRACP, FRCPA a,b*, on behalf of the CSANZ Genetics Council Writing Group *Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia *Department of[…]

Kelly Manz’s big heart when it comes to little hearts leads her to the Super Bowl

By David KuluvaPosted on January 26, 2018Posted in OtherNo Comments

BY TOD PALMER tpalmer@kcstar.co January 25, 2018 04:06 PM Updated January 25, 2018 05:42 PM Kelly Manz’s passion for helping babies with congenital heart disease, or CHD, is taking her to the Super Bowl. Manz, a resident of Lee’s Summit, started a nonprofit called CHD Babies after her daughter, Chloe, was born with a heart defect in[…]