WARREN TWP. – The third annual gala fundraiser to support the Janet Fund of Warren Township in its battle to combat Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in the lives of kids will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Primavera Regency on Valley Road, Stirling.

SOMERVILLE — As founder of the New Jersey-based Living Heart Foundation, former NFL quarterback-turned-heart surgeon Archie Roberts pioneered advanced methods for cardiovascular screening that he has used to examine hundreds of retired professional football players nationwide.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY — An emotional meeting with the families of two popular Middlesex County high school students, who died on the playing field last year, has prompted Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan, D-Middlesex, to start work on introducing legislation geared toward the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest in New Jersey kids.

BRIDGEWATER — A gala is planned later this month to benefit a foundation named for a Warren cheerleader who died of sudden cardiac arrest.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Unlike their professional counterparts, scholastic student-athletes are not required to submit to cardiac screening.

Police say a Blackburn fan has died after being found unconscious during Saturday's Premier League match at Stoke. The unnamed 30-year-old man was treated at the Britannia Stadium for a head injury and cardiac arrest. Staffordshire Police say the man died in the hospital just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Police say a 25-year-old man is in custody and "helping police with their inquiries."...

Two “advanced” machines used in diagnosing and treating coronary artery diseases have become operational in a city hospital.

A new cardiac procedure may keep the lives of some heart attack victims in Trinidad and Tobago. In fact, the number of deaths could be reduced from 30 per cent to below three per cent, according to consultant cardiologist, Dr Ronald Henry.

(HealthDay News) -- A cardiac rehabilitation program is designed to help people recover from a heart attack, heart surgery or another medical procedure involving the cardiovascular system.

Title: Health Tip: Getting Cardiac Rehabilitation Category: Health News Created: 2/5/2010 8:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/5/2010