Teen's Heart Stops But Lives

MYFOXNY.COM - 17-year-old Cody Fisher was an active teenager with no health problems until his heart mysteriously stopped one day.  It was an unbelievable shock to his family.

He had a heart condition called Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW).  It is not that uncommon.  About one in every thousand people suffer from it.

Most people, like Fisher, don't have symptoms, but a simple heart test called an EKG is the easiest way to diagnose it.

Luckily, Cody lived because the quick work of a nurse and doctor performing CPR.

READ ALISA AND CODY'S BLOG

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For more information on Dr. Christopher Liu from NY Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE for facts about AED’s from the American Heart Association

Learn to save a life, CLICK HERE to find a CPR class near you.

CLICK HERE to find out more about Cody’s heart condition, WPW- Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome.