As the World Cup continues, the American Heart Association has a big goal of its own: to save lives with simple CPR training.

Collin Gates, 14, had an undiagnosed congenital heart defect that led to cardiac arrest ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems. By Gina Kolata Before 1958, there was no such thing as CPR. If someone’s heart stopped because of cardiac arrest, that person fell to ...

Area residents have an opportunity this summer to learn lifesaving skills through CPR, AED and first aid classes offered by Greenville Fire-Rescue. The American Heart Association Heartsaver classes ...

We'd all like to assume if we went into cardiac arrest in the street, someone would come to our aid. But it turns out gender can affect your chances of being resuscitated — and women are at a ...