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What is the most appropriate age for the first cardiac screening of athletes? [PDF]

open access: yes
For sporting organisations that conduct screening of athletes, there are very few consistent guidelines on the age at which to start. Our review found the total rate of sudden cardiac arrest or death is very low between the ages of 8–11 years (less than ...
D'Ascenzi F.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Blunt Impact to the Chest Leading to Sudden Death from Cardiac Arrest during Sports Activities [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
BACKGROUND: Sudden death from cardiac arrest in a young person may occur during sports play after a blunt blow to the chest in the absence of structural cardiovascular disease or traumatic injury (cardiac concussion or commotio cordis).
Kaplan, James   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The prevention and management of sudden cardiac arrest in athletes

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2019
KEY POINTS Cardiac arrests that occur during sports competition are dramatic and unexpected, and attract much media interest, as athletes are often young and at the peak of physical fitness.
Y. Fanous, P. Dorian
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The benefits of therapeutic hypothermia in post-cardiac arrest victims [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Cardiac arrest is a phenomenon in which a sudden loss of heart function leads to cessation of blood delivery to the rest of the body. It is one of the leading causes of natural death in the United States.
Fahim, Miriam
core   +1 more source

Reactive cholecystitis as the leading sign of subacute perforation of the right ventricle with the electrode of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Subacute lead perforation of the right ventricle caused acute, reactive, acalculous cholecystis, which initially distracted the attention of physicians from the development of hematopericard.
Jasna Čerkez Habek
core   +2 more sources

Deep Feature Learning for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Detection in Automated External Defibrillators

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2018
Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT), known as shockable (SH) rhythms, are the mainly cause of sudden cardiac arrests (SCA), which is cured efficiently by the automated external defibrillator (AED).
M. Nguyen, B. V. Nguyen, Kiseon Kim
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Role of Pre-participation Exams in Identifying Student Athletes at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in young student athletes (Drezner et al., 2007). With athletes being recognized as some of the healthiest members of society, a catastrophic event like this can stimulate debate over pre ...
Frey, Elizabeth
core   +1 more source

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young Women [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation, 2021
Weizman, Orianne   +123 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Seizure-like activity at the onset of emergency medical service-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study

open access: yesResuscitation Plus, 2021
Aims: Emergency medical service (EMS) may detect seizure-like activity in addition to agonal breathing in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). This study investigates the incidence and predictors of seizure-like activity in nontraumatic, EMS-witnessed ...
Kenshi Murasaka   +5 more
doaj  

Contactless Cardiac Arrest Detection Using Smart Devices [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2019
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Rapid diagnosis and initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the cornerstone of therapy for victims of cardiac arrest. Yet a significant fraction of cardiac arrest victims have no chance of survival because they experience an unwitnessed event, often in the privacy
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