A Game Changing Announcement by The American Academy of Pediatrics: All children should be screened for risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Death. My HeartCheck has screened the hearts of more than 12,000 kids, providing the experience and knowledge to understand the importance of preventative heart screenings. “It’s unusual for us to have a […]
Random Heart Test Helps Save Teen’s Life
It’s the sound every parent loves hearing. The sound of a healthy heartbeat. A screening on one De Soto teen athlete found something different and it saved her life. For many kids, sports is the heartbeat of their social life. But at that age, few students ever think about their actual heart. “I was a […]
Devon’s Beat holds first heart screening event in Springfield area
FAIR GROVE, Mo. An Ozarks family has made it their mission to help screen young people for hidden heart conditions. Devon Parrott and his family found out about his life-threatening heart condition six years ago, after he collapsed at school. Devon’s Beat recently held its first heart screening event in the Springfield area. Fair Grove schools […]
New Study Confirms Value and Raises Questions About Cardiac Screening for Young, Competitive Athletes
Original article by Dr. Larry Creswell on athletes and heart health. About Larry / Contact In a study reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Sanjay Sharma and colleagues from the University of London offer the most comprehensive look yet at the utility of cardiac screening for young, competitive athletes—in this case, specifically for elite, adolescent British […]