Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Background:Prompt initiation of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical to survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Results:Of 78 048 patients with a witnessed OHCA treated with bystander CPR, the mean age was 63.5±15.7

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

What is the utility of a head CT in cardiac arrest? We found intracranial hemorrhage in 2% of non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients, and in 4 others the presence of cerebral edema changed management. in Vienna found that 27 of 765 (4%) of out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) were due to SAH.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Cardiac arrest can cause diffuse subendocardial ischemia, usually transient (it often resolves as time goes by after ROSC). Also, anterior MI could result from 1) ACS, but also from 2) severe ischemia due to combination of a hemodynamically significant LAD stenosis + severe hypotension during cardiac arrest.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

5 Over my career as a cardiovascular surgeon, as well as an immunologist, I have witnessed how current treatments for ASCVD have led to considerable improvements in outcomes, yet many patients remain vulnerable to life-threatening cardiac events.1,6 2013;368(21):2004-2013. Published 2013 Apr 4. 33,36,37 Colchicine, 0.5

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ST elevation (STE) in lead augmented vector right (aVR), coexistent with multilead ST depression, was endorsed as a sign of acute occlusion of the left main or proximal left anterior descending coronary artery in the 2013 STEMI guidelines. Thirty-six patients (36%) presented with cardiac arrest, and 78% (28/36) underwent emergent angiography.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

However, none of the formulas have proven to be definitively better than another and none are well correlated with outcomes or events! Am J Cardiol 12(9):1379-1383; Nov 2013. None is considered definitive due to the paucity of data (and conflicting data) relating QTc to outcomes. Some other points: 1. Musat DL et al.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BackgroundOut‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest survival rates have improved over time. Yearly rates of 30‐day survival and secondary outcomes were calculated. Sex differences in temporal trends were evaluated with age‐adjusted Poisson regression analysis, including interaction for sex and out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest year.

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