Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 24, 2015

ST depression is common BOTH after resuscitation from cardiac arrest and during atrial fib with RVR. Again, it is common to have an ECG that shows apparent subendocardial ischemia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest, after defibrillation, and after cardioversion. The patient was cardioverted. This was done.

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Cardiac Arrest Defibrillator Atrial Fibrillation Ischemia 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

BackgroundDespite the wellknown importance of witnessed arrest and bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for outofhospital cardiac arrest outcomes, previous studies have shown significant statistical inconsistencies. The W+B+ group exhibited the highest prehospital ROSC rate (14.0%).

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Cardiac Arrest Hospital Defibrillator Outcomes 45

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

A patient had a cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation and was successfully defibrillated. Coronary Angiography after Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation. What percent of shockable arrests without STE have an OMI? These studies did not address OMI ECG findings!!! 5% vs. 58%!!

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Defibrillator Cardiac Arrest STEMI Chest Pain 113

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

She was never seen to be in ventricular fibrillation and was never defibrillated. What is the utility of a head CT in cardiac arrest? We studied this and published the abstract below in 2010. in Vienna found that 27 of 765 (4%) of out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) were due to SAH. BP gradually rose.

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Cardiac Arrest STEMI Hemorrhage Hospital 52