The New England Journal of Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2025

This randomized trial showed no significant difference in return of spontaneous circulation between initial intraosseous and intravenous vascular access in adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Circulation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death, accounting for ≈50% of all cardiovascular deaths. The cardiac catheterization laboratory plays an important role in the coordinated Chain of Survival for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Circulation

JANUARY 27, 2025

Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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Cardiology Update

APRIL 22, 2024

In a prospective, multicentre, parallel, randomised clinical trial titled ARREST, researchers aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of expedited transfer to a cardiac arrest center compared to standard care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The ARREST study is the first randomized trial of its kind.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

MARCH 6, 2024

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. AN evaluation of efficacy amonGst cOmpression only and standard CPR) trial is designed to evaluate whether compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by trained laypersons is noninferior to standard CPR in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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ECG Cases

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Does epinephrine improve the chances of return of spontaneous circulation at the expense of the brain? In other words, while we know that epinephrine doubles rates of ROSC in all comers in cardiac arrest, there’s never been robust evidence for long term improvements in neurologic functional outcomes.

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Circulation

AUGUST 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 7 , Page 577-579, August 13, 2024.

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Cardiology Update

MAY 7, 2024

The impact of chest compression (CC) pause duration on survival outcomes in pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrests remains unclear, despite the American Heart Association’s recommendation to limit pauses to less than 10 seconds for children without solid evidence. Circulation 2024; 149: 1493-1500.

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Circulation

JANUARY 22, 2024

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Every 10 years, the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee establishes goals to improve survival from cardiac arrest.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

BackgroundOutofhospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with initial shockable rhythm generally has a favorable prognosis. patients achieved return of spontaneous circulation, 32.8% Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. The primary outcome was rhythm conversion to nonshockable on hospital arrival.

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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).

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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. N Engl J Med [Internet] 2019;Available from: [link] Should all patients with shockable arrest be taken to angiography regardless of STEMI or No STEMI?

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ASu505-ASu505, November 12, 2024. The targeted Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program in the Sao Paulo Metro has yielded promising results in improving survival rates for individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to ventricular arrhythmias.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Drowning generally progresses from initial respiratory arrest due to submersion-related hypoxia to cardiac arrest; thus, it can be challenging to distinguish respiratory arrest from cardiac arrest because pulses are difficult to accurately palpate within the recommended 10-second window.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4141869-A4141869, November 12, 2024. Introduction:Over 290,000 in-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States. Survival is about 25% with significant variation across the country.

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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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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 outcome measure was prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A new study has found no evidence that COVID vaccines increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, despite numerous claims that circulated during the pandemic.

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Circulation

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Circulation, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:In patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who present with an initial shockable rhythm, a longer delay to the first shock decreases the probability of survival, often attributed to cerebral damage. The mechanisms of this decreased survival have not yet been elucidated.

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Circulation

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Cardiac arrest is common and deadly, affecting up to 700 000 people in the United States annually. Advanced cardiac life support measures are commonly used to improve outcomes.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Introduction The use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in selected patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is an established method if return of spontaneous circulation cannot be achieved.

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Circulation

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Circulation, Volume 151, Issue 6 , Page 421-423, February 11, 2025.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 18, 2024

BackgroundAlthough they are fastgrowing populations in the United States, little is known about survival outcomes of Hispanic and Asian patients after inhospital cardiac arrest.Methods and ResultsIn Get With The GuidelinesResuscitation, we identified Asian, Hispanic, and White adults with inhospital cardiac arrest during 2005 to 2023.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

Does hospital median cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) duration in patients without return of circulation (ROC) predict survival among hospitalized children?

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ASa901-ASa901, November 12, 2024. Introduction:In the United States, the incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) ranges from 0.1-0.5% IHCA after cardiac surgery is unique because patients are often monitored closely and arrest etiologies are frequently reversible.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ASu1107-ASu1107, November 12, 2024. Introduction:Opioid overdose (OD) is a growing cause of cardiac arrest in the US, spurred by the rise of illegally manufactured fentanyl and analogs. Naloxone is a reversal agent that can be administered by bystanders. 22.2%, p<0.00001).Conclusion:Most

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 19, 2024

Although PAD can substantially increase the survival of cardiac arrest, PAD use remains low. The primary outcomes were the rate of bystander PAD use, sustained return of spontaneous circulation, survival to discharge, and favorable neurological outcomes. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ASu1202-ASu1202, November 12, 2024. C and hypothermia at 33°C had similar outcomes in out-of-hospital post cardiac arrest patients. The median age was 62 years and 105 (66%) patients had cardiac etiology. The median cardiac arrest time was 29 min. 2018;22:226).

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ASa1108-ASa1108, November 12, 2024. Background:Patients with diabetes have lower survival and worse neurological outcome after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compared with non-diabetes. Previous studies have mentioned the aberrant autophagy in diabetic mice.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Circulation, Ahead of Print. The critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest is burdened by a lack of high-quality clinical studies and the resultant lack of high-certainty evidence. Critical care management is crucial in patients after cardiac arrest and affects outcome.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

JANUARY 23, 2025

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Although racial disparities have been described in resuscitation, little is known about potential bias in race classification of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).METHODS:We

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ASu507-ASu507, November 12, 2024. Background:Most out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who are initially treated with an automated external defibrillator (AED) and present in a non-shockable rhythm never receive a shock.

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Circulation

MAY 19, 2024

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 21 , Page e1217-e1217, May 21, 2024.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Although one may have all kinds of ischemic findings as a result of cardiac arrest (rather than cause of cardiac arrest), this degree of ST elevation and HATW is all but diagnostic of acute proximal LAD occlusion. This prompted cath lab activation. On arrival to the ED, this ECG was recorded: What do you think?

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Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Shortly after arrival in the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) — she suffered a cardiac arrest. BUT — Cardiac catheterization done a little later did not reveal any significant stenosis. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case — obtained after successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. ( No CP ( C hest P ain ).

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

JANUARY 29, 2024

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:There is no specific treatment for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) manifesting as pulseless electric activity (PEA) and survival rates are low; unlike ventricular fibrillation (VF), which is treatable by defibrillation.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142421-A4142421, November 12, 2024. Background:Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with unfavourable survival rates and neurological outcomes.

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