{"id":26,"date":"2020-02-25T17:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T17:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kylesheart.org\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2020-02-28T01:58:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T01:58:41","slug":"what-is-sca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/what-is-sca\/","title":{"rendered":"What is SCA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-sm-12 about-content cardio_cont\">\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #cc0a0a;\">What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA?)<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><span class=\"red_color_text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cardiac-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cardiac-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cardiac.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>-SCA is a condition in which the electrical system of the heart malfunctions, resulting in a disruption of the heart\u2019s normal rhythm and the loss of its ability to deliver blood to the body. When untreated, this results in sudden death.\u2028-SCA is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes during sports participation and typically the result of an undiagnosed structural or electrical cardiovascular pathology.\u2028-SCA is not a heart attack. But, a heart attack can lead to SCA.\u2028Who is at risk for SCA and what causes SCA?\u2028-SCA can strike persons of any age, gender or race, including those that seem in good health and at peak physical fitness.\u2028-An asymptomatic young person with undetected heart condition who appears very healthy.\u2028-Anyone with a history of cardiovascular disease in their family.\u2028-A sudden blow to the chest when the heart is electrically recharging (between heartbeats) can trigger SCA. The injury is called Commotio Cordis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #d10808;\">How to Avoid &amp; Treat SCA:\u2028<\/span><\/strong>-Heart Screening \u2013 Painless and highly efficacious methods of heart screening diagnose what a stethoscope never could. An electrocardiogram (ECG) quickly determines how fast the heart is beating, whether the rhythm of the heart is steady or irregular and the strength and timing of electrical signals as they pass through each part of the heart. Echocardiograms are sonograms of the anatomy of the heart.\u2028-Accessible, immediate use of AED \u2013 Defibrillation is the only effective treatment along with CPR \u2013 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #d10808;\">Know the Warning Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Condition:\u2028<\/span><\/strong>-Fainting (syncope) or seizure during or after physical activity or from emotional excitement, emotional distress or startle;\u2028-Chest pain or discomfort\/racing heartbeat;\u2028-Unusual shortness of breath;\u2028-Unusual fatigue\/tiredness\u2028-Dizziness\/lightheadedness during or after physical activity;\u2028-Family history of heart disease\u2028-Family history or unexpected sudden death during physical activity or during a seizure, or any other unexplained sudden death of an otherwise healthy family member under the age of 50.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #d10808;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Best Way To Treat<\/span> Sudden Cardiac Arrest<\/span><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/img-5-300x89.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/img-5-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/img-5-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/img-5.jpg 986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d10606;\"><a style=\"color: #d10606;\" href=\"https:\/\/parentheartwatch.org\/the-doctor-is-in-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out the article &#8220;What is <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #d10606;\"><a style=\"color: #d10606;\" href=\"https:\/\/parentheartwatch.org\/the-doctor-is-in-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sudden Cardiac Arrest(SCA)?&#8221;\u00a0 <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #d10606;\"><a style=\"color: #d10606;\" href=\"https:\/\/parentheartwatch.org\/the-doctor-is-in-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to be more aware of how to treat Sudden Cardiac Arrest.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d10606;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA?) -SCA is a condition in which the electrical system of the heart malfunctions, resulting in a disruption of the heart\u2019s normal rhythm and the loss of its ability to deliver blood to the body. When untreated, this results in sudden death.\u2028-SCA is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kylesheart.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}