THIS SUMMER IS FILLED WITH A HUGE ROSTER OF SPORTING EVENTS, WHICH BRINGS TO MIND THE IDEA OF ATHLETIC TRAINING FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. IT SHOULD ALSO TRIGGER THOUGHTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE SURROUNDING THE DANGERS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST OR S-C-A – THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF SUDDEN DEATH IN ATHLETES.[i]

TODAY’S GUEST KNOWS FIRST-HAND HOW THIS SERIOUS HEART DISORDER CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN A HEARTBEAT.

JOINING US NOW IS ATHLETE AND FORMER MISS UNITED STATES CONTESTANT LINDSAY DAVIS, ALONG WITH DR. THOMAS CALLAHAN OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO DETECT AND TREAT S-C-A.

LINDSAY – HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOU WERE AT RISK FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST?

DOCTOR – CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT S-C-A AND HOW IT DIFFERS FROM A HEART ATTACK? 

DOCTOR – IS S-C-A PREVENTABLE? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THOSE AT RISK LIKE LINDSAY? 

LINDSAY – HAS YOUR CONDITION CHANGED YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE?

WHERE CAN WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS HEART DISORDER AND THE AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR THOSE AT RISK

Lindsay Davis, a former Miss Ohio, is an advocate for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness legislation titled “Lindsay’s Law” in the Ohio state legislature with Senator Cliff Hite. The law requires all coaches and teachers to undergo education on the symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest. Davis was diagnosed at age 17 with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that puts her at increased risk of SCA. Davis is an associate editor of Open Heart BMJ, the online cardiology edition of the British Medical Journal. Last September, Davis was honored as a “Point of Light” with an award by former President George H. W. Bush for her work with heart related charities and initiatives