LifeVest Saves Patient’s Life

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming up to 450,000 lives a year. Five hundred Americans suffer SCA every day and only 30 survive. Acworth, Georgia resident Sean Mazza would have been part of that statistic if he had not been wearing a wearable defibrillator – a one-of-a-kind therapy used to prevent sudden death for patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac arrest, but aren’t eligible for an implantable defibrillator.

Mr. Sean Mazza is 26 years old and began wearing the LifeVest after his implantable defibrillator was removed.  Sean had been wearing the LifeVest for just over two weeks when he received two lifesaving treatment shocks. Sean was playing a Nintendo game when he lost consciousness and was treated by the LifeVest. His caretaker Sharon Mazotti heard the alarms from another room.  She went to Sean’s side and discovered that he had already been treated. Ms. Mazotti called Sean’s doctor and reported that he had regained consciousness and felt fine.

Ms.  Mazotti expressed “We are very grateful to Dr. Kanuru for prescribing the LifeVest for Sean.”  She continued, “We feel very fortunate that Sean was wearing the LifeVest at the time of his cardiac arrest.” 
Sean is looking forward to getting back to some of his favorite activities, including going out to eat, going to local festivals, and playing video games from his favorite store GameStop.
Below is some additional information on the LifeVest wearable defibrillator.

LifeVest wearable defibrillator backgrounder and Q&A

LifeVest wearable defibrillator animation