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Heartwarming Charity – Children’s Heart Society

Heartwarming Charity – Children’s Heart Society Heart disease affects people of every age, even children. Many children across the globe are born with congenital heart disease or acquire it early in their lifetime. Families with children who suffer from heart disease often require additional emotional and financial support throughout the process of doctor appointments and…

holding chest during a heart attack

Why cardiac arrest happens

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, 35,000 to 45,000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest each year with a frequency of roughly 1 per 1000 people 35 years of age or older per year. Sadly, the survival rate of victims of sudden cardiac arrest (outside of a hospital) is approximately 5 percent.…