???I am proud to be part of this group of strong survivors coming together during SCA Awareness Month to raise awareness about SCA. Every two minutes, someone dies of SCA in the United States. I was lucky that my doctor determined I was at risk for SCA and took appropriate action,??? said Chicago businessman Daniel Silverman, who experienced SCA and received life-saving shocks from his implantable defibrillator while on vacation.

The electrical disruption of SCA is different from a heart attack which is caused by a blocked vessel leading to loss of blood supply to a portion of the heart muscle. It most often occurs with no warning. More than a million Americans identified as at-risk are protected from SCA by a stopwatch-sized implantable defibrillator to deliver a life-saving shock, but the condition remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. because of undiagnosed or untreated heart disease and other conditions.

???We are hosting this event to celebrate those who have survived SCA and raise awareness about SCA during SCA Awareness Month,??? said Chris Chiames, Executive Director of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association. ???Many people confuse SCA with a heart attack and we want to educate people about SCA risk factors and what to do if someone they are with experiences SCA.???

Source: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association