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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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…
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.
Plasma proteins linked to HCM severity identified in MYBPC3 carriers and UK Biobank
Could blood proteins predict dangerous heart conditions like sudden cardiac arrest in people with specific gene mutations?
This observational study examined 144 MYBPC3 pathogenic variant carriers and 6,492 UK Biobank participants to identify plasma proteins assoc…
Blood proteins linked to heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest appear in people with specific gene mutations, offering new warning signs f…
Video call-assisted dispatcher guidance improves CPR quality metrics in simulation study of untrained students
Can a video call help someone save a life when they've never learned CPR?
A randomized, single-blind, manikin-based trial with 85 university students without prior CPR training found video call-assisted dispatcher …
A video call where a dispatcher demonstrates CPR on a manikin helped untrained students perform deeper compressions with fewer pauses than a…
Video laryngoscopes improve success rates and reduce dental compression compared with direct laryngoscopes in pediatric cardiac arrest simulations
When saving a child's life, does the camera on the tube make a difference?
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 13 simulation-based studies involving 2,080 intubation attempts on pediatric manikins.
In simulated emergencies, tools with cameras helped doctors place breathing tubes faster and more often than older tools.
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…
Questions about Sudden Cardiac Death
Does having a prior history of atrial fibrillation increase sudden cardiac death risk?
Yes, a prior history of atrial fibrillation is linked to a higher risk of sudden cardiac death, especially in patients with heart attack or heart failure.
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