Open Heart

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a dismal prognosis with overall survival around 10%. Previously, 80% of sudden cardiac arrest have been attributed to coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is now likely in the minority with regard to causes of OHCA. of men and 10.9% of the men.

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest Coronary Artery Disease Hospital Heart Failure 52

Ken Grauer, MD

APRIL 9, 2023

As discussed in ECG Blog #108 — AIVR generally occurs in one of the following C linical S ettings : i ) As a rhythm during cardiac arrest; ii ) In the monitoring phase of acute MI ( especially with inferior MI ) ; or , iii ) As a reperfusion arrhythmia ( ie, following thrombolysis, acute angioplasty, or spontaneous reperfusion ).

Blog 78

Blog Chest Pain Arrhythmia Cardiac Arrest 78

Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 29, 2023

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from an 18-year old woman — who moments before been resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Does this ECG in Figure-1 provide clue(s) to the etiology of this patient's cardiac arrest? I suspected the answer resides in the reason why an 18-year woman might have a cardiac arrest.

Blog 148

Blog Cardiac Arrest Cardiomyopathy Hospital 148

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Study design We performed a retrospective evaluation of pregnant patients with high-risk CVD who delivered in the main OR at a large academic centre between January 2010 and March 2021. We examined demographic, anaesthetic and procedure-related variables and in-hospital maternal and fetal outcomes.

Cardiovascular Disease 52

Cardiovascular Disease Congenital Heart Disease Cardiomyopathy Cardiac Arrest 52