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Can a smartwatch save your life? Google researchers develop smartwatch algorithm to detect cardiac arrest

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A machine learning algorithm running on a smartwatch demonstrated the ability to detect sudden loss of pulse with high specificity (99.99%) and moderate sensitivity (67.23%), according to a study led by Google Research.

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Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function

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Research Highlights: The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to. This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract.

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Drug overdose cardiac arrests involve younger, healthier people than other cardiac arrests

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Research Highlights: An analysis of cardiac arrest records in a U.S. registry revealed that people with drug overdose cardiac arrests were more likely to be younger, have fewer health conditions and have higher survival rates with better neurologic.

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Cardiac arrest survival improved since COVID-19 pandemic waned, still lower than prior years

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Research Highlights: U.S. 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.

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More people can survive sports-related cardiac arrest, researcher says

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Most cases of cardiac arrest during sport are likely to be preventable. In addition, the emergency response with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillators within the sports context can be improved. This has been shown in a thesis from the University of Gothenburg.

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Analysis highlights impact of rapid first shock after cardiac arrest

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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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Drug overdose cardiac arrests involve younger, healthier people than other cardiac arrests

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

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.