http://www.thecormactrust.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:43:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This years Cormac Trust Golf Classic takes place at the Newtownstewart Golf Club, Co Tyrone on Friday 6th June. Recognised as one of the leading parkland courses in Northern Ireland, the course should challenge even the best golfers. Teams can enter a 4 Balls for £500, and there are some fantastic ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2008/03/07/the-cormac-trust-golf-classic/ We have recently uploaded a new version of the Forum. There have been some minor technical changes and design amendments but those users who have previously used the Forum, will still be able to log on using their existing user name anad password. The Forum is an extremely important part of ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2008/03/07/the-forum/ A new dedicated unit will offer potentially life-saving screening for families affected by sudden cardiac death. Peter Greene was an active, sporty teenager. So when he died suddenly at the age of 15, his family’s shock and grief were especially intense. “We lost our son 10 years ago to sudden cardiac death,” ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/11/28/screening-saves-lives/ The family of the Armagh schoolboy John McCall – who died as a result of a heart defect while playing rugby in 2004 – are advising all parents to have their children screened. Ian McCall this week told the Gazette that a new clinic – just launched at the University ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/11/09/armaghs-mccall-family-raise-awareness-of-new-cardiac-clinic-for-young-people/ A life-saving defibrillator will be located at the Burnavon Arts & Cultural Centre in Cookstown as part of an initiative to help save the lives of heart attack victims. A further defibrillator will be located at the Mid-Ulster Sports Arena in the town. The Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been supplied by ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/11/08/trust-provides-life-saving-defibrillators-for-cookstown/ Padua, Italy - The introduction of a nationwide preparticipation screening program including ECGs for young athletes in Italy has led to an almost 90% drop in sudden cardiac deaths in one region of the country. Dr Domenico Corrado (University of Padua Medical School, Italy) and colleagues report their findings in ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/10/03/ecg-screening-slashes-scd-in-young-athletes-corrado-v-thompson-debate/ By Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News September 30, 2006 CENTENNIAL - Few in the NHL played with as much heart as Steve Konowalchuk, making the reason he is giving up the game at age 33 so painfully ironic. Diagnosed with long QT syndrome, a rare hereditary disorder of the heart's electrical system, the ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/09/30/nhl-ice-hockey-player-retires-after-screening-reveals-long-qt-syndrome/ A Heart for Sports (AFHS) announced today that it is working with Royal Philips to conduct a cardiac screening event at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Los Angeles, that includes both electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) exams. During the event, Philips and AHFS aim to educate LMUs NCAA ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/09/26/%e2%80%98save-an-athlete-scheme-to-prevent-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-us-college-athletes/ Jolted last fall by the death of one player and stung by the controversy surrounding another, the National Basketball Association is for the first time requiring standardized cardiac screening for every player. The new rules, developed over the past year, were sent to teams this summer but were not publicized. The ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/09/17/the-nba-is-the-first-league-to-begin-standardized-cardiac-screening/ CUMBERLAND — More than four years later, the parents of a 16-year-old Beall High School student who died after she suddenly collapsed in the classroom each were awarded $300,000 Friday in Allegany County Circuit Court. Cora J. Houdersheldt and David Sines were represented by Cumberland attorneys Jason C. Buckel and S. ... http://www.thecormactrust.com/2006/09/06/court-sides-with-parents-in-wrongful-death-suit-for-16-year-old-heart-victim/