Grafton teen died of heart conditon, Franklin man seeks to prevent similar tragedies GRAFTON - The Ozaukee County Coroner determined Thursday that Grafton High School basketball player Joshua Davis-Joiner likely died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic thickening of the heart muscle that often leads to sudden cardiac arrest.
Cardiac arrest in teens difficult to understand The sudden death of a seemingly healthy and active child is probably the hardest thing for grief-stricken families and friends to bear, much less understand. When it happens everyone, it seems, wants answers to the same questions: How could this have happened, and how do you prevent it?
High-school basketball player, diagnosed Feeling dizzy and experiencing noticeable heart palpations, Louis Cielak, 18, sought help from local doctors — the electrocardiogram (EKG) revealed Idiopathic Hypertrophic Sub-aortic Stenosis (IHSS).
Focus on health, show your heart love February is American Heart Month, and the hearts hanging on a tree in front of Ohio State’s Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital are supposed to help raise awareness for heart disease.
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Breedlove bracelets on students' wrists The HCM Association created a special Ben Breedlove memorial bracelet -- and students at Westlake High School are now wearing them.