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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 31, 2024

There is no difference in the effectiveness of the two most commonly used methods for administering medication during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

She is healthy with no known cardiac disease. A few days into her hospital stay she developed chest discomfort and the following ECG was recorded. The ECG below was on file and was taken a few days earlier, on the day of admission to the hospital. The morning before the cardiac arrest potassium was 4,3.mmol,

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American Heart News - Heart News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests fell significantly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and only slightly. This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract. Research Highlights: U.S.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2025

In a trial involving adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an intraosseous-first strategy for vascular access did not result in a higher incidence of 30-day survival than an intravenous-first strategy.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It is well known that acting quickly in the event of a cardiac arrest is important, but what does a quick initial shock with a defibrillator mean exactly for patients' chances of survival?

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Circulation

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

People who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest often require care at a regional center for continued treatment after resuscitation, but many do not initially present to the hospital where they will be admitted. Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 31, 2024

An analysis of data for more than 500,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the U.S. found key differences in outcomes between cardiac arrests caused by drug overdoses and cardiac arrests due to other causes, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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HCPLive

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Additional research may be necessary to look at the sequence of epinephrine administration and advanced airway management in settings in which alternative epinephrine administration strategies are utilized.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 31, 2024

BackgroundGiven increases in drug overdose‐associated mortality, there is interest in better understanding of drug overdose out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Unadjusted survival to hospital discharge with Cerebral Performance Category score =1 or 2 was significantly higher in the OD‐OHCA cohort (OD: 15.2%

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

MARCH 6, 2024

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. Of these, 640 were assigned to intervention and 610 to control.

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The goal of the PARAMEDIC-3 trial was to compare the efficacy and safety of an initial vascular access strategy of intraosseous (IO) versus peripheral intravenous (IV) access for medication administration in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic years of 2015–2019, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024.,

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 2, 2025

BackgroundIn-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) refers to the occurrence of cardiac arrest in hospitalized patients requiring chest compressions and/or defibrillation, with only about one-third of patients achieving return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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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. However, the prognosis worsens when this rhythm transitions to nonshockable rhythm on hospital arrival. The primary outcome was rhythm conversion to nonshockable on hospital arrival. On hospital arrival, 27.9%

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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. Original article: Lauridsen KG et al.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Yet, overall survival among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is approximately 10%, even in well-performing emergency medical systems. The interventions that are undertaken at the scene of a cardiac arrest are the most likely interventions to improve outcomes: early.

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JAMA Cardiology

JUNE 4, 2024

This cohort study evaluates which emergency medical services practices are associated with favorable neurological survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using data from the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

BackgroundEarly coronary angiography (CAG) in post-cardiac arrest patients without ST-segment elevation is a topic of debate. A random-effects model pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Early CAG significantly reduced long-term mortality [OR: 0.66 (0.51–0.85)], Interpretation should be cautious.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

MARCH 13, 2024

A 55-year-old man had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. An evaluation showed 2-mm ST-segment elevations in the inferior leads on electrocardiography, cardiogenic shock, and a new systolic murmur. A diagnosis was made.

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The goal of the IVIO trial was to compare the efficacy and safety of an initial vascular access strategy of intraosseous (IO) versus peripheral intravenous (IV) access for medication administration in nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 25, 2024

But cardiac arrest is a period of near zero flow in the coronary arteries and causes SEVERE ischemia. After cardiac arrest, I ALWAYS wait 15 minutes after an ECG like this and record another. See these related cases: Cardiac arrest, defibrillated, diffuse ST depression and ST Elevation in aVR.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Payer status, income and age all had an increased association with mortality for patients seeking treatment for cardiac arrest at emergency departments, according to a study published Sept. 20 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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. Only 30% of all cases of OHCA admitted to hospital were diagnosed with AMI.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

years and was admitted after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation. After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the initial diagnostic work-up showed elevated cardiac enzymes and a limited left-ventricular ejection fraction, while coronary angiography did not show relevant stenosis.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The stress hyperglycaemic ratio (SHR), a new marker that reflects the true hyperglycaemic state of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), is strongly associated with adverse clinical outcomes in these pa.

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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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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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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) mostly occurs in crowded public places outside hospitals, such as public sports facilities, airports, railway stations, subway stations, and shopping malls. ECMO support therapy for patients with cardiac arrest can be considered when economic conditions permit.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 25, 2025

Michael's Hospital researchers shows that middle-aged men are the demographic most at risk for sudden cardiac arrest while playing sports, and there are ways to improve outcomes for people who experience a sudden cardiac arrest in public. A new study by St.

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Circulation

JANUARY 22, 2024

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

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Background:Prompt initiation of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical to survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Overall, 15 000 (19.2%) patients survived to hospital discharge and 13 159 (16.9%) had favorable neurological survival. years and 25, 197 (32.3%) were women.

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Circulation

OCTOBER 27, 2024

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. Circulation, Ahead of Print. The mechanisms of this decreased survival have not yet been elucidated.

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JAMA Cardiology

MAY 31, 2022

This meta-analysis of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest assesses the long-term survival rate in those who survive the initial hospital stay.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 9, 2024

A national research database has revealed stark figures for cardiac arrests in England for 2022. Survival rates remain low, with around 8% patients surviving to 30 days after a cardiac arrest.

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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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