Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 13, 2025

BackgroundProteinuria is a risk factor for cardiovascular events, but its prognostic value for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in young individuals remains unproven.

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Cardiac Arrest Kidney Disease Risk Factors Outcomes 73

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 5, 2024

Uncontrolled coronary spasm may be associated with serious arrhythmias , including cardiac arrest ( Looi et al — Postgrad Med, 2012 ; Tan et al — Eur Heart J Case Rep, 2018 ; Chevalier et al — JACC, 1998 ; Rodriguez-Manero — EP Europace, 2018 ). As a result — an ICD may need to be considered in selected cases.

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Chest Pain Blog Cardiac Arrest Cardiomyopathy 122

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.

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Blog Cardiac Arrest Cardiomyopathy Hospital 148

HeartRhythm

JULY 3, 2024

In 2012, she had a ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. In 1973 she underwent a Mustard operation, switching atrial blood flow using a baffle, which was complicated by complete heart block. An epicardial pacemaker was implanted. The superior limb of the baffle was stenosed and required stenting.

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Defibrillator Cardiac Arrest Pacemaker Stent 40

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We analyze the national trends in mechanical thrombectomy use and outcomes for stroke five years after publication of the US guideline update.MethodsWe analyzed the National Inpatient Sample from 2012‐2019. ICD‐9 and ICD‐10 codes identified Ischemic stroke and mechanical thrombectomy patients.

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Stroke Strokes Cardiac Arrest Inpatient 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

We aim to describe the clinical characteristics, functional status and RT use of PHT Pts with stroke during the PHT admission.Methods:Retrospective cohort study of consecutive PHT Pts at a tertiary center between 09/01/2012 and 09/30/2022. Additionally, 38(45%) were ischemic and 34(40%) were hemorrhagic strokes.Of

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Heart Transplant Transplant Pediatrics Stroke 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Smith: This bizarre ECG looks like a post cardiac arrest ECG with probable acidosis or hyperkalemia in addition to OMI. The patient died of cardiogenic shock within 24 hours despite mechanical circulatory support. Below the J-point is marked out showing the ST pathologic deviations. What was the pH and K? Potassium 4,6.

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Ischemia Chest Pain Cardiogenic Shock Cardiac Arrest 123