Research across Cardiac Arrest
Related studies from across the Cardiac Arrest family.
Palliative care consultation increases do-not-resuscitate orders and decreases healthcare utilization in cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock patients
Palliative care linked to better choices for cardiac arrest patients
This narrative review examines palliative care for patients with cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock and their caregivers. The authors repo…
A review suggests palliative care helps patients with cardiac arrest make decisions about life-sustaining treatments and lowers healthcare c…
Initial intraosseous access shows no survival benefit over intravenous access in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
New trial shows bone and vein access methods give similar survival rates for heart stop patients
This randomized clinical trial enrolled 1479 adults with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to compare initial intraosseous vascul…
Doctors compared putting medicine in a bone versus a vein for adults whose hearts stopped outside a hospital. The study found no important d…
Immunomodulatory therapies showed no mortality benefit or neurological harm in 2605 adults after cardiac arrest
New drug review shows no benefit for heart attack survivors
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated immunomodulatory therapeutics in adults following in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.…
A large review of immune drugs found no clear benefit for heart attack survivors and did not lower death rates within 30 days.
Mini review examines sudden cardiac death risks in marathon runners across different age groups
Marathon running links to higher heart risk in older men and full-distance participants
This mini review synthesizes evidence on sudden cardiac death (SCD) and coronary artery disease in marathon runners. The authors note that r…
A review of marathon runners shows heart risks vary by age, sex, and race distance, with most events happening near the finish.
Intraosseous route for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest linked to lower outcomes than intravenous access
Using a bone needle instead of a vein line lowers survival chances for cardiac arrest patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 245,132 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients found that intraosseous access was associated wi…
A huge study of over 245,000 people found that putting medicine into a bone vein works worse than using a standard arm vein. Doctors should …
Family history, prior arrhythmia, and anterior infarct location independently raise risk of ventricular fibrillation in STEMI patients
Family history and heart attack location raise risk of dangerous heart rhythms in young patients
This meta-analysis of 1807 cases and 2923 controls confirms that family history of sudden death, previous atrial fibrillation, and anterior …
A large study found that family history of sudden death, past atrial fibrillation, and front heart attacks increase the chance of dangerous …
Hands-free carotid ultrasound improves ROSC detection in cardiac arrest
Hands-free ultrasound speeds up heart restart checks for cardiac arrest patients
This randomized controlled trial of 341 adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest found that hands-free carotid ultrasound (CADFlow) led to a…
A new trial shows hands-free ultrasound devices help medical teams detect heart restart success faster and more accurately during cardiac ar…
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
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…
Narrative review covers cardiovascular conditions and cognitive decline without reported trial data
Your Heart and Brain Are Talking to Each Other
This narrative review addresses a broad scope of cardiovascular conditions, including stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and ischem…
Imagine your heart and brain as two best friends who never stop texting each other.
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.
LGE-CMR positivity associates with higher sudden cardiac death risk in ICD and CRT candidates
Heart Scans Show Higher Sudden Death Risk in Some Patients Before Device Implantation
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 2,494 patients selected for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resyn…
Heart scans showing scar tissue reveal a 72% higher risk of sudden death for patients needing life-saving heart devices.