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Radiology & Imaging
RCT
Immediate coronary angiography showed no 5-year survival benefit versus delayed angiography in OHCA patients without ST elevation.
Immediate heart scan after arrest shows no long-term survival gain
This randomized trial enrolled 552 patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation at nineteen Dutch …
Five years after a sudden cardiac arrest, patients who got an immediate heart scan did no better than those who waited, raising questions ab…
Apr 29, 2026
Emergency Medicine
RCT
Immediate coronary angiography does not alter 30-day mortality in OHCA survivors without ST elevation
Timing of heart scans does not change survival odds for older cardiac arrest survivors
This randomized controlled trial in 529 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared immediate versus delayed coronary angiography.…
New research shows rushing heart scans does not save more lives for older people after cardiac arrest without heart attack signs
Apr 29, 2026
Cardiology
Meta-analysis
Meta-analysis of coordinated AED systems for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan and Poland.
Japan's AED System Could Save Lives in Poland
This meta-analysis synthesizes data from Seventeen studies regarding coordinated automated external defibrillator systems for patients with …
A unified national plan for AEDs works far better than scattered devices sitting alone.
Frontiers
Apr 16, 2026
Emergency Medicine
Meta-analysis
Supraglottic airway versus endotracheal intubation shows no overall survival benefit in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Study finds airway device choice doesn't change survival after cardiac arrest outside hospitals
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 14,797 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest found no significant difference in return of sp…
Paramedics saving people whose hearts stop outside hospitals find no survival benefit from complex breathing tubes versus simpler airway dev…
Apr 3, 2026