SonoSite Provides M-Turbo Ultrasound Systems to Community Heart Screening for Students
October 20 2011 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and
specialist in bedside ultrasound for point-of-care medicine,
proudly supports a community heart health screening to raise
awareness and prevent sudden cardiac arrest in young adults.
Sponsored by the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation, the
Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial Foundation and The Mount Sinai
Hospital, the company will be providing physicians with its
flagship M-Turbo ultrasound systems to perform a non-invasive
cardiac ultrasound examination for the accurate evaluation of heart
functionality, valve complications, and blood flow. Students
between the ages of 14-24 are eligible for a free heart screening.
The event will take place on October 22nd at the Northport High
School in New York.
Heart disease and sudden death in young athletes has grown to
become an important public health issue. According to statistics
for the Center for Disease Control, cardiovascular disease is
second to malignancy as the leading medical cause of death in
individuals younger than 24 years old, accounting for over 2,400
fatalities per year in the U.S1
“This is a tremendous cause and we are proud to support the
mission of saving young athletes from sudden cardiac arrest,” said
Kevin M. Goodwin, SonoSite’s President and CEO. “Weighing less than
10 pounds, our systems can easily be carried to the high school
where physicians will be able to interact with the students, while
clearly visualizing any heart abnormalities. We are pleased to join
in this community effort and will continue to support organizations
in providing better and more accessible healthcare.”
In addition to the cardiac ultrasound exam, the screening at the
high school will also consist of a physical examination, blood
pressure test, a heart health survey to investigate signs,
symptoms, and family history of cardiac conditions, and an ECG.
To learn more about the organizations sponsoring this event and
The Mount Sinai hospital, click on the links below:
- The Louis J. Acompora Memorial
Foundation
- The Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial
Foundation
- Mount Sinai Hospital
Community Partners
Heart Screen New York is proud to partner with a core group of
medical professionals from Mount Sinai Medical Center and two
leading New York based Foundations, the Louis J. Acompora Memorial
Foundation, www.la12.org and the Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial
Foundation, www.domheart.org these two foundations have been the
leading voice in AED (automatic external defibrillation)
implementation in schools along with education and awareness of SCA
in youth in the New York area. Both foundations are grass roots
organizations founded after the tragic deaths of Louis and Dominic
from SCA while playing in competitive sport.
About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world
leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound and an industry
leader in ultra high-frequency micro-ultrasound technology and
impedance cardiography equipment. Headquartered near Seattle, the
company is represented by fourteen subsidiaries and a global
distribution network in over 100 countries. SonoSite’s small,
lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the
clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high-performance
ultrasound to the point of patient care.
1 US. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Vital
Statistics. 14th ed. Vol. 57. 2009. Print.
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