A cardiac arrest prevents the heart from pumping effectively and causes it to stop. While it’s extremely rare in children, it’s also fatal, and people in cardiac arrest require treatment within minutes.
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
Teen Basketball Player Saved by CPR Highlights Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Sports
Ryan Chian life was saved in part by teen siblings Ian and Molly Hanaray.
A Teenager Doesn’t Let a Serious Heart Condition Get Too Serious
Quick-witted teen gets treated for a rare genetic heart condition, and arrhythmia by one-of-a-kind cardiology team at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Heart Patients Bond Over Their Life-Saving Devices
Treating pediatric ICD patients and their parents through family-centered care.
Heart Monitoring Device Brings Comfort to New Parents
Not the youngest, but possibly the smallest baby in the nation to receive an ICD.
Helping Patients Dependent on Heart Devices Live Their Best Lives
Our hospital’s annual Connecting event provides education and support for patients and families coping with the psychological impacts of heart devices. This year’s well-being theme focused on music.
