College softball player's heart stops after routine play
Sep 20, 2022
Fordham University athlete Sarah Taffet discovered she had a congenital heart defect after her team's athletic trainer and others saved her life with CPR and an AED.
CPR News
Triathlete's heart stopped at the start of a half Ironman
Sep 6, 2022
Mark Allen was in the best shape of his life when he went into cardiac arrest at the start of a half Ironman competition. Doctors say being in great shape helped him recover.
The day before a checkup, his heart stopped
Jul 22, 2022
After a long recovery, Scott Kern of Norfolk, Virginia, transitioned to a plant-based diet, added regular exercise and shortened his workdays.
His heart stopped while walking a trail. A cyclist who knew CPR saved his life.
Jul 12, 2022
Christopher Holton's heart stopped while he was walking on a wooded trail near his home in Maryland. A cyclist saw him collapse and started CPR.
His company's CPR learning app helped save an employee's 2-year-old son
Jun 7, 2022
Beckham Morgan is alive and thriving thanks to the knowledge his dad learned without even realizing it.
He went from troubleshooting a CPR training app to using CPR to save his 2-year-old son
Jun 2, 2022
When Tyler Morgan saw his son pulled from a pool and not breathing, he put into practice the knowledge he'd absorbed from working on an app powered by his company.
CPR 'heroes' need more support, report says
Mar 21, 2022
Experts look at ways to improve training and response rates for lifesaving CPR – and to support the everyday people who perform it.
Bystander CPR on kids differs by race and ethnicity
Mar 14, 2022
Black and Hispanic children are less likely to receive CPR for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than white children, according to a new study.
AHA News' most-read survivor stories of 2021
Dec 22, 2021
Of the nearly 100 survivor profiles we published this year, these topped the list.
A heart researcher's heart stopped at a restaurant. His daughter's coaches saved him.
Nov 11, 2021
Cardiac arrest kept Dr. Kevin Volpp's heart from beating for 14 minutes. He's fine now thanks to high-quality CPR, an AED and more. He's sharing his story to inspire people to learn lifesaving skills.