In infants and children asphyxial cardiac arrests are more common than cardiac arrests following the sudden development of ventricular fibrillation [1]. In those instances, lay rescuers providing ...

Major adverse events remained common in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy implanted with an electronic device. Women and those who received cardiac resynchronization therapy had better ...

During severe hypothermia the heart is hyperexcitable and mechanical stimulation (such as CPR, moving them or Afterdrop) may result in fibrillation leading to death. As a result CPR may be ...

He was hospitalized with severe hypothermia for more than a month. Prison authorities decided not to transfer Crummel to a specialized medical unit in Pittsburgh — which would cost additional ...

During severe hypothermia the heart is hyperexcitable and mechanical stimulation (such as CPR, moving them or Afterdrop) may result in fibrillation leading to death. As a result CPR may be ...

Despite substantial advancements in the management of cardiogenic shock, mortality rates remain greater than 40%. Trials have ...

Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and offer the potential for painless termination of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Reduction in ...

His autopsy report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, noted that DeMar’s left main coronary artery contained ...