Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of mortality in industrialized countries and is mainly due to ischemic heart disease. According to ISTAT estimates, approximately 45,000 sudden deaths occur annually in Italy whereas according to the World Health Organization, its incidence is 1 per 1000 persons.
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Autoantibody Signature in Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
Background: Cardiac arrest is a tragic event that causes one death roughly every 90 seconds worldwide. Survivors generally undergo a work-up to identify the etiology of arrest. However, 5- 10% of cardiac arrest remain unexplained.
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Prehospital randomised assessment of a mechanical compression device in cardiac arrest (PaRAMeDIC) trial protocol [PDF]
Background Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is closely linked to the quality of CPR, but in real life, resuscitation during pre-hospital care and ambulance transport is often suboptimal.
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Mechanical versus manual chest compression for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC) : a pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Mechanical chest compression devices have the potential to help maintain high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but despite their increasing use, little evidence exists for their effectiveness.
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Cardiac arrest vs. heart attack [PDF]
What is sudden cardiac arrest? Sudden cardiac arrest affects the heart’s “electrical“ system and happens without warning. What is a heart attack?
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Optimizing outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with innovative approaches to public-access defibrillation : a scientific statement from the international liaison committee on resuscitation [PDF]
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a global public health issue experienced by ≈3.8 million people annually. Only 8% to 12% survive to hospital discharge.
Clegg, Gareth R. +16 more
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Dying, death and bereavement: a qualitative study of the views of carers of people with heart failure in the UK [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This paper explores carers' views of dying, death and bereavement for family members who had recently died with heart failure adding to a growing literature on end of life experiences for people with conditions other than cancer ...
Seamark David +28 more
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The effect of real-time CPR feedback and post event debriefing on patient and processes focused outcomes : a cohort study : trial protocol [PDF]
Background: Cardiac arrest affects 30-35, 000 hospitalised patients in the UK every year. For these patients to be given the best chance of survival, high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) must be delivered, however the quality of CPR in real ...
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Risk Stratification in Post-MI Patients Based on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Heart-Rate Turbulence [PDF]
Objectives: Development of risk stratification criteria for predicting mortality in post-infarction patients taking into account LVEF and heart-rate turbulence (HRT).
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