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Genes Hold Clues to 'Athlete's Heart' Syndrome

TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 – Elite athletes who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest might have genetics that make them more vulnerable to heart disease, a new study suggests. Analysis of more than 280...

AHA: Lung Inflation Occurs Infrequently With Ventilation During 30:2 CPR

FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Lung inflation occurs infrequently with bag-valve-mask ventilation during 30:2 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Circulation to...

Black, Hispanic Patients Often Get Worse Hospital Care After Cardiac Arrest

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – Black and Hispanic Americans might be receiving worse hospital care following cardiac arrest than Whites do, a new study reports. Only about 20% of Blacks and 22% of...

Incidence of Drug Overdose-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Up Fivefold

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – The incidence of drug overdose-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OD-OHCA) more than doubled from 2015 to 2021, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in JAMA ...

Cardiac Arrest? Drones Might Someday Come to the Rescue

MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Drones might prove a feasible way to deliver lifesaving defibrillators to cardiac arrests in remote areas, a new research simulation suggests. Delivering automated external...

CKD Strongest Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Hispanics/Latinos

THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – For Hispanic or Latino adults, chronic kidney disease is the strongest risk factor for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the...

Women Less Likely to Get CPR for Cardiac Arrest in Public Place Than Men

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Women are significantly less likely to receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) than men when experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in a public...

Memories Reported by Some Patients Undergoing CPR for Cardiac Arrest

MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – Some patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) report clear memories, according to a study recently published in Resuscitation....

In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes

MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – CPR could save your life if you suffer cardiac arrest in a public place, but you're less likely to receive it if you're a woman, a new study finds. The findings were...

HRQoL Consistently High for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors

FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 – For survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, long-term health-related quality of life is consistently high up to 20 years after the event, according to a study published...

Hypoattenuation Thickening on CT Prognostic After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – For patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), high-grade hypoattenuation thickening (HAT) at follow-up computed tomography (CT)...

Cardiac Arrest Survival Lower at EMS Agencies Serving Minority Populations

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Risk-standardized survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are lower for emergency medical service (EMS) agencies working in Black and Hispanic catchment...

Cardiac Arrest Survival Lower at EMS Agencies Serving Minority Populations

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Risk-standardized survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are lower for emergency medical service (EMS) agencies working in Black and Hispanic catchment...

Warning Symptoms May Predict Sudden Cardiac Arrest

FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – Warning symptoms may be able to predict imminent sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and differ among men and women, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in The Lancet...

Cardiac Arrest: Many People Experience Warning Signs the Day Before

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 – Sudden cardiac arrest may not come on so suddenly after all. Fully 50% of people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest had a telling symptom 24 hours before, and these...

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