Simon Henley was on a video call with his manager when he suddenly disappeared from the screen. He had fallen to the floor with a cardiac arrest. Not to be confused with an acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest is usually fatal, requiring a defibrillator and immediate CPR to revive the patient. On this episode, Simon tells his harrowing story, one with a touch of the miraculous, in how he survived those crucial first minutes and embarked on the road to recovery.

Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient

Guest: Simon Henley, MBA, CMBB Director, Global Market Growth Defibrillator Solutions Medtronic

Show Notes:

[00:51] Simon’s background

[01:25] An avid runner

[01:49] The call

[03:23] Every minute a cardiac arrest goes untreated drops survival rate by 10%

[04:23] No previous symptoms

[05:57] Rehabilitation

[06:55] Dealing with emotions and with recurring cardiac events

[10:19] Changed perspective

[11:12] No guarantees

Links | Resources:

To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com

Simon’s email: simon.henley@medtronic.com

Sudden cardiac arrest: symptoms and causes (Mayo Clinic):

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Heart attack and cardiac arrest (American Heart Association):

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Cardiac care management (Medtronic):

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