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Sideline Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

Video Journal of Sports Medicine
Background: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of student-athlete mortality, often described interchangeably as sudden cardiac death (SCD).
Jaineet Chhabra MD, Tony Voong DO, Glenn Barnes DO, Wade Gaal MD, Anthony Bratton MD   +4 more
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Sudden cardiac arrest and coexisting mitral valve prolapse: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Echo Research and Practice, 2016
The aetiology of sudden cardiac arrest can often be identified to underlying cardiac pathology. Mitral valve prolapse is a relatively common valvular pathology with symptoms manifesting with increasing severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). It is unusual
Mohamed Ahmed, Ashraf Roshdy, Rajan Sharma, Nick Fletcher   +3 more
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports - systematic review [PDF]

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Sudden cardiac arrest during sporting events always arouses strong emotions.No one expects that sudden cardiac arrest could occur in a young, athletic person.There are about 90 cases of sudden cardiac arrest in Poland every day. It may seem
Katarzyna Rymaszewska, Natalia Gajdzińska, Justyna Puchała, Dominika Starzomska, Adam Salwa, Wojciech Rutkowski, Karolina Sztuba, Weronika Rostkowska, Maciej Rzepka, Karolina Basiura   +9 more
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GWAS for discovery and replication of genetic loci associated with sudden cardiac arrest in patients with coronary artery disease [PDF]

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2011
Background Epidemiologic evidence suggests a heritable component to risk for sudden cardiac arrest independent of risk for myocardial infarction. Recent candidate gene association studies for community sudden cardiac arrests have focused on a limited ...
Olgin Jeffrey E, Kwok Pui-Yan, Pawlikowska Ludmila, Musone Stacy L, Vittinghoff Eric, Aouizerat Bradley E, Tseng Zian H   +6 more
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Short-coupled premature ventricular contractions in a young male with sudden cardiac arrest [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Introduction: Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation secondary to short-coupled premature ventricular contractions (scPVCs) is a rare cause of sudden cardiac arrest and predominantly originates from the His-Purkinje system or right ventricular outflow tract.
Taha Mansoor, Francisco Flavio Costa Filho, Alan Furlan, Marcos Madeiro, Matthew Kelly, Santhosh K.G. Koshy, Thomas Franzon   +6 more
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New Innovations to Address Sudden Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

US Cardiology Review
Mortality from sudden cardiac arrest remains high despite increased awareness and advancements in emergency resuscitation efforts. Various gaps exist in bystander resuscitation, automated external defibrillators, and access.
Christine P Shen, Sanjeev P Bhavnani, John D Rogers   +2 more
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Factors affecting neurological outcomes of patients with sudden cardiac arrest in the emergency department [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Little is known about patients with sudden cardiac arrest in the emergency department (ED). This study aimed to identify factors affecting the prognosis of patients with cardiac arrest in the ED.
Kyeongmin Jang, Hye-Min Hwang, Yon Hee Seo   +2 more
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Percutenous Catheter Ablation of the Accessory Pathway in a Patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Associated with Familial Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2008
Percutenous catheter ablation of the accessory pathway in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a highly successful mode of therapy. Sudden cardiac arrest survivors associated with WPW syndrome should undergo radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Serkan Cay, Serkan Topaloglu, Dursun Aras   +2 more
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Hypoglycemia as a cause of sudden cardiac arrest during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Sudden cardiac arrest during spinal anesthesia is a rare event. However, its management by an unprepared team is difficult and carries poor outcomes. Hypoglycemia as the cause of sudden cardiac arrest is rarely reported.
Temesgen Tilahun, Guteta Gudina
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A nursing care of patients after cardiac arrest in the course of myocardial infarction

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Introduction: A sudden cardiac arrest is a condition, which directly threatens life, and there is a cessation of cardiac mechanical activity. This Life-threatening condition occurs when one ceases to function properly with the systems responsible for ...
Martyna Kamińska, Sylwia Krzemińska
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