Underlying Cause of Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Japan in Survivors Versus Nonsurvivors
Background The causes underlying out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are rarely investigated. This study aimed to investigate causes of OHCA in CRITICAL (Comprehensive Registry of In‐Hospital Intensive Care for OHCA Survival), a multicenter OHCA ...
Satoshi Yoshimura +28 more
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Evidence regarding clinical use of microvolt T-wave alternans [Accuracy of microvolt T-wave alternans testing] [PDF]
Background: Microvolt T-wave alternans (MTWA) testing in many studies has proven to be a highly accurate predictor of ventricular tachyarrhythmic events (VTEs) in patients with risk factors for sudden cardiac death (SCD) but without a prior history of ...
Cohen, Richard J. +2 more
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Why We Do Not Recommend That People With High‐Risk Smoldering Myeloma Receive Treatment
American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin +3 more
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ABSTRACT Objective While compulsory treatment is shown to be potentially traumatic for patients, its impact on clinicians has been insufficiently studied. This study aimed to examine clinicians' experiences with providing compulsory nasogastric tube feeding for youth with severe anorexia nervosa, with particular attention to identifying factors ...
T. M. Offringa +6 more
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Infarct tissue characterization in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients for primary versus secondary prevention following myocardial infarction: a study with contrast-enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging [PDF]
Knowledge about potential differences in infarct tissue characteristics between patients with prior life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia versus patients receiving prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) might help to improve the ...
Birgelen, C. von +7 more
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Abstract Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reliably prevent death due to life‐threatening arrhythmias; this may become less relevant in people with more severe heart failure who are reaching the end of life (EOL). This review aimed to explore the ICD deactivation process and identify ethical issues, especially around the initiation of ...
Siobhan C. Murray +2 more
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The story of Christian Eriksen. To close the loop
Dear Editor, On June 12, 2021, Christian Eriksen's life took an unexpected turn when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a match.1Thanks to the swift and skilled actions of medical personnel who administered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Eriksen ...
Gian Domenico Giusti, Nicola Ramacciati
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Research into the formation of a soccer curriculum in early childhood education Through the action research with students belonging to IPU’s soccer club and nursery school children [PDF]
This six-month research examined the influence of playing soccer on the mental and physical development of 5 year old nursery school children under the corporation of students from IPU’s soccer club.
今泉 岳雄 +4 more
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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators for the treatment of arrhythmias and cardiac resynchronisation therapy for the treatment of heart failure: systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Background This assessment updates and expands on two previous technology assessments that evaluated implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for arrhythmias and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for heart failure (HF).
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The effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on the ‘forgotten’ right ventricle
Abstract With the progress in diagnosis, treatment and imaging techniques, there is a growing recognition that impaired right ventricular (RV) function profoundly affects the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF), irrespective of their left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
Liangzhen Qu, Xueting Duan, Han Chen
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