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Comorbidities prior to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and diagnoses at discharge among survivors

Open Heart

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. Survival curves were performed among hospitalised patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as well as heart failure.

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Middle Aged Woman with Asystolic Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitated: Cath Lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

What is the utility of a head CT in cardiac arrest? We studied this and published the abstract below in 2010. We found intracranial hemorrhage in 2% of non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients, and in 4 others the presence of cerebral edema changed management. Chicago November 2010. Kurkciyan et al.

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Abstract 022: Acute Kidney Injury in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Exploring its Clinical Significance and Prognostic Implications

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Further research and attention to this area are crucial for improving patient outcomes and guiding clinical interventions in this challenging condition.MethodsICD‐10‐CM codes were used to query the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) for patients with AIS between 2010 and 2019. Patients with AKI were on average older (63.29

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Incidence and Long?Term Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Survivors of Out?of?Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundDespite the increasing long‐term survival after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), the risk of subsequent acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains poorly understood. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Unconscious + STEMI criteria: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Clinical questions : Is this an occlusion myocardial infarction and does the patient need the cath lab? Heart Rhythm 2010 Hudzik B, Gasior M. The final letter in the SLOWED mnemonic is " D " for "Dead" ( resulting from VT/VF or asystolic cardiac arrest ). Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2004 Antzelevitch C, Yan G.

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