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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Major adverse events remained common in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy implanted with an ...

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 ...

Specialists are debating the best approach in cardiogenic shock after a new analysis of data comparing Impella with ...

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 ...

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

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

Bayer has decided to discontinue a phase 3 trial of its oral Factor XIa inhibitor asundexian in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), after an interim analysis concluded the novel anticoagulant ...

Hypothermia occurs when your body is at 95°F (35°C) or lower. Hypothermia is a very serious medical condition that can be fatal if not treated immediately by medical professionals. This ...

The effectiveness of l-epinephrine and l-norepinephrine in enhancing ventricular vulnerability has been compared in twelve dogs by obtaining fibrillation thresholds for single test stimuli. Both ...

LVEF=left ventricular ejection fraction ... showed a non-significant risk difference of −8·3% (95% CI −16·3 to −0·3) between the moderate hypothermia group and the normothermia group. 19 A post hoc ...