Sudden Cardiac Arrest Archives - Page 2 of 3

Arrhythmia

Drone Use Plausible for Cardiac Arrest Emergencies

June 21, 2017

New research suggests that drones can be used to quickly deliver defibrillators in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies.

Arrhythmia

Cardiac Arrest-Related Disability Reduced With Bystander CPR

May 16, 2017

Administration of CPR by a bystander after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest reduced disability in patients.

Pediatric Cardiology

Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

By

Britt Gambino

January 25, 2017

Therapeutic hypothermia did not improve survival outcomes in pediatric patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest.

Metabolic

Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Linked to Higher Thyroid Levels

By

Jeff Craven

September 27, 2016

There was a hazard ratio of 1.87 per 1-ng/dL increase of free thyroxine for patients with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death due to higher free thyroxine levels.

Heart Failure

Arrhythmic Event Risk High in Early Phase of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

By

Britt Gambino

July 31, 2016

Out 952 patients, 20 experienced sudden cardiac death/malignant ventricular arrhythmias within the first 6 months of the study enrollment.

Prevention

Pre-Participation Screening Does Not Reduce Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Young Athlethes

April 22, 2016

Screening is also associated with certain risks, including the need for additional testing, which may cause anxiety and psychological harm.

ACC Meeting Highlights

Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Factors Identified for Patients With Diabetes

By

John Schieszer, MA

April 13, 2016

Patients with sudden cardiac death, compared with those patients who did not die, were more likely to be older, have had diabetes for a longer duration, be on insulin, and have a higher baseline HbA1c.

Arrhythmia

American Heart Association Issues Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Recommendations

March 30, 2016

Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators are reasonable bridges to more “definitive therapy” or in situations associated with increased risk of death in which implantable defibrillators reduce sudden cardiac death but not overall survival.

ACS

Sudden Cardiac Death Incidence After NSTE Acute Coronary Syndrome

March 18, 2016

After merging data from 4 different trials, researchers found that >30% of cardiovascular deaths after non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome were due to sudden cardiac death.

Vascular Medicine

NBA African-American Athletes Have Increased LV Wall Thickness and Mass

February 28, 2016

Of the total NBA athletes evaluated, 27.4% had left ventricular hypertrophy, but compared with white athletes, African-American athletes had increased left ventricular wall thickness and mass.