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How a pause can cause cardiac arrest

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

While on telemetry monitoring he suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated. What ECG finding may have contributed to (or precipitated) the cardiac arrest? A coronary angiogram was done that did not show significant coronary artery disease. There are no clear signs of OMI.

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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. Coronary artery disease is now likely in the minority with regard to causes of OHCA.

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Cardiac Arrest. What does the ECG show? Also see the bizarre Bigeminy.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60-something woman presented after a witnessed cardiac arrest. This is commonly found after epinephrine for cardiac arrest, but could have been pre-existing and a possible contributing factor to cardiac arrest. Final Diagnosis: Cardiac Arrest due to Torsades from long QT of unknown etiology.

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Coronary angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a poor prognosis. The optimal timing and role of early coronary angiography (CAG) in OHCA patients without ST-segment elevation remains unclear. The goal of this study is to compare an early CAG versus delayed CAG strategy in OHCA patients without ST elevation.

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Artificial Intelligence Model Predicts Sudden Cardiac Arrest Manifesting With Pulseless Electric Activity Versus Ventricular Fibrillation

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

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. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print.

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Gender disparities in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Introduction The use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) has emerged as a treatment option for selected patients who are experiencing refractory cardiac arrest (CA). Results Out of the 377 patients included in the study, 69 (21%) were female.

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Prevalence and outcomes of patients with SMuRF-less acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Open Heart

We aimed to investigate the prevalence and outcomes of patients with SMuRF-less ACS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with those with SMuRFs. Patients with coronary artery disease were excluded. SMuRF-less patients were more likely to present with cardiac arrest (6.6%