It’s National HCM Awareness Day: Help Nick Share His Story While He Waits for a New Heart

It’s National HCM Awareness Day: Help Nick Share His Story While He Waits for a New Heart

An EKG test can literally save a life. The test is easy, there’s no pain, and you can get some information and figure things out.  You can also protect other family members; when (the tests) find something in one person, they can find it in other people in the same bloodline.

32-year-old Nicholas Madrigale talks about the importance of heart screenings and teaching CPR+AED skills as he awaits a heart transplant at HUP. Nick has been living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, since he was five years old. Today is National HCM Awareness Day. Please make a donation toward Aidan’s Heart Foundation’s heart screening efforts in Nick’s honor.

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Aidan’s Heart and Sen. Muth Announce Comprehensive Pilot Program for AEDs in PA Schools

Although Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the number one cause of death among student athletes on school property, AEDs are not yet required in PA schools. Senator Katie Muth, a former athletic trainer, is determined to change that. And she wants to do it the right way, by providing a comprehensive program to best ensure that AEDs are accessible and that school staff know how to use them.

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Sean and Aidan’s Hearts Live On in Cape May

Sean and Aidan’s Hearts Live On in Cape May

[SOURCE: Article originally written by Kacie Rattigan, Press of Atlantic City] Monique St. John lost her husband, Sean Patrick Dougherty, ten years ago from heart issues and, ultimately, Sudden Cardiac Arrest. She was looking to do something to honor his legacy when...

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