Amiodarone for resuscitation after out-of
... The primary end point was admission to the hospital with a spontaneously perfusing rhythm. This meant that the patient had a sufficiently stable, organized rhythm and blood pressure (with or without the use of pressor drugs) to be assigned to a hospital bed. Patients who died in the emergency depart ...
... The primary end point was admission to the hospital with a spontaneously perfusing rhythm. This meant that the patient had a sufficiently stable, organized rhythm and blood pressure (with or without the use of pressor drugs) to be assigned to a hospital bed. Patients who died in the emergency depart ...
Philips Heartstart OnSite Brochure
... of these people have no warning, since they show no prior symptoms. And sadly, less than seven percent survive, often because emergency medical services cannot reach them in time. ...
... of these people have no warning, since they show no prior symptoms. And sadly, less than seven percent survive, often because emergency medical services cannot reach them in time. ...
Hands-Only CPR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
... Yes. In a national survey*, Americans who had not been trained in CPR within the past five years said they would be more likely to perform Hands-Only CPR than conventional CPR on a teen or adult who collapses suddenly. Hands-Only CPR is an easy-to-remember and effective option for people who have be ...
... Yes. In a national survey*, Americans who had not been trained in CPR within the past five years said they would be more likely to perform Hands-Only CPR than conventional CPR on a teen or adult who collapses suddenly. Hands-Only CPR is an easy-to-remember and effective option for people who have be ...
Is treating cardiac hypertrophy salutary or
... hypertrophy is initially compensatory, the continued presence of hypertrophy leads to dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and sudden death (22, 23). The LV diastolic and systolic dysfunction and subsequent development of congestive heart failure start from hypertrophic rem ...
... hypertrophy is initially compensatory, the continued presence of hypertrophy leads to dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and sudden death (22, 23). The LV diastolic and systolic dysfunction and subsequent development of congestive heart failure start from hypertrophic rem ...
Cardiac function of - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
... parameters. NMRs had both larger body and heart masses compared with mice, but given the interspecies body size differences, the ratio of heart mass to body mass was significantly smaller for NMRs (Table 1). Allometric analyses based on the species’ respective average weights revealed that both spec ...
... parameters. NMRs had both larger body and heart masses compared with mice, but given the interspecies body size differences, the ratio of heart mass to body mass was significantly smaller for NMRs (Table 1). Allometric analyses based on the species’ respective average weights revealed that both spec ...
Cardiovascular Manifestations of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and
... increasing dramatically; therefore, it is reasonable to anticipate that the rate of fetal diagnosis will increase significantly. Fetal cardiac tumors may present in utero as a mass on ultrasonography, irregular heart rhythm, hydrops fetalis, or pericardial effusion. Cardiac rhabdomyomas can increase ...
... increasing dramatically; therefore, it is reasonable to anticipate that the rate of fetal diagnosis will increase significantly. Fetal cardiac tumors may present in utero as a mass on ultrasonography, irregular heart rhythm, hydrops fetalis, or pericardial effusion. Cardiac rhabdomyomas can increase ...
Pediatric Resuscitation:
... Since SVT is a prominent pediatric arrhythmia, special efforts were made to gather a significant number of SVT rhythms during development of the ZOLL pediatric ECG algorithm. Adult-based algorithms typically consider high-rate SVT as a shockable rhythm; however, small children can have perfusing r ...
... Since SVT is a prominent pediatric arrhythmia, special efforts were made to gather a significant number of SVT rhythms during development of the ZOLL pediatric ECG algorithm. Adult-based algorithms typically consider high-rate SVT as a shockable rhythm; however, small children can have perfusing r ...
UK National Screening Committee Screening for Sudden Cardiac
... 2. Incidence data in the UK: The section relating to the incidence of SCD in the UK is unfortunately inaccurate and incomplete. 1. The authors reference the database from the UK National Audit of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome and give the impression that within a period of four and a half years t ...
... 2. Incidence data in the UK: The section relating to the incidence of SCD in the UK is unfortunately inaccurate and incomplete. 1. The authors reference the database from the UK National Audit of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome and give the impression that within a period of four and a half years t ...
Assessment of Mechanical Cardiac Function in Elite Athletes
... technician also detected the anomaly. The subject was allowed to continue all fitness testing (see below) but under the watchful eye of trained certified specialists with an emergency physician and defibrillator present at all times. After the conclusion of all testing and medical monitoring, furthe ...
... technician also detected the anomaly. The subject was allowed to continue all fitness testing (see below) but under the watchful eye of trained certified specialists with an emergency physician and defibrillator present at all times. After the conclusion of all testing and medical monitoring, furthe ...
Cardiac applications of optogenetics
... not available in the published neuroscience or cardiac optogenetics literature. Since ChR2 current (IChR2) is both light- and voltagesensitive, its contribution during a dynamically changing membrane voltage is not trivial, and cardiomyocytes with different action potential morphology, e.g. atrial v ...
... not available in the published neuroscience or cardiac optogenetics literature. Since ChR2 current (IChR2) is both light- and voltagesensitive, its contribution during a dynamically changing membrane voltage is not trivial, and cardiomyocytes with different action potential morphology, e.g. atrial v ...
Role of miRNAs in cardiac fibrosis
... therapies are promising for the treatment of heart failure, there are limitations to overcome before these promising therapies can be safely and successfully applied in patients. miRs have a broad spectrum of mRNA target and it is likely that modulation of a single miR lead to unintended adverse eff ...
... therapies are promising for the treatment of heart failure, there are limitations to overcome before these promising therapies can be safely and successfully applied in patients. miRs have a broad spectrum of mRNA target and it is likely that modulation of a single miR lead to unintended adverse eff ...
“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED
... heart may have stopped beating, to stay alive. People who handle emergencies such as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses are all trained to do CPR. Many other teens and adults like lifeguards, teachers, child care workers, and may be even your mom or dad know how to do CPR ...
... heart may have stopped beating, to stay alive. People who handle emergencies such as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses are all trained to do CPR. Many other teens and adults like lifeguards, teachers, child care workers, and may be even your mom or dad know how to do CPR ...
Subacute cardiac perforations associated with active
... pacing leads, and the latter three cases were associated with ventricular pacing/defibrillation leads (Table 2). There were no perforations related to left ventricular leads implantation. Although only four types of leads were associated with the perforations, the risk of their use was not statistic ...
... pacing leads, and the latter three cases were associated with ventricular pacing/defibrillation leads (Table 2). There were no perforations related to left ventricular leads implantation. Although only four types of leads were associated with the perforations, the risk of their use was not statistic ...
Early origins of heart disease: Low birth weight and the... the insulin-like gro wth factor system in cardiac hypertrophy
... was an increased relative left ventricular weight with no change in the expression of downstream cardiac IGF-1R signalling proteins Akt or total extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK)1/2, however, there was a decrease in active ERK1/2.92 Placental restriction leading to fetal hypoglycaemia, chron ...
... was an increased relative left ventricular weight with no change in the expression of downstream cardiac IGF-1R signalling proteins Akt or total extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK)1/2, however, there was a decrease in active ERK1/2.92 Placental restriction leading to fetal hypoglycaemia, chron ...
5 Cardiac Rehabilitation
... uncomplicated course. Advances in surgery have also made CABG less invasive for many (minimally invasive CABG, off-pump CABG, and robotic surgery are just a few new techniques), but have also expanded the populations to whom these interventions are being offered. This can increase the risk of compli ...
... uncomplicated course. Advances in surgery have also made CABG less invasive for many (minimally invasive CABG, off-pump CABG, and robotic surgery are just a few new techniques), but have also expanded the populations to whom these interventions are being offered. This can increase the risk of compli ...
Quantification of Myocardial Extracellular Volume Fraction in
... throughout the body. It is the most common and serious type of amyloidosis, with treatment comprising chemotherapy directed at the underling plasma cell dyscrasia. Cardiac involvement is frequent, a principal driver of prognosis, and can be the presenting feature of the disease.1 Although a constell ...
... throughout the body. It is the most common and serious type of amyloidosis, with treatment comprising chemotherapy directed at the underling plasma cell dyscrasia. Cardiac involvement is frequent, a principal driver of prognosis, and can be the presenting feature of the disease.1 Although a constell ...
Document
... This disruption can result in an abnormal heart rhythm that can stop circulation. Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach) and ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) are the most common abnormal rhythms, initially seen in cardiac arrest victims. V-tach often quickly deteriorates to V-fib. ...
... This disruption can result in an abnormal heart rhythm that can stop circulation. Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach) and ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) are the most common abnormal rhythms, initially seen in cardiac arrest victims. V-tach often quickly deteriorates to V-fib. ...
Normal cardiac function in mice with supraphysiological - AJP
... AJP-Heart Circ Physiol • doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00411.2013 • www.ajpheart.org ...
... AJP-Heart Circ Physiol • doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00411.2013 • www.ajpheart.org ...
Multidimensional Rhythm Disturbances as a Precursor of Sustained
... information about the signal, were extracted, and their MLKT coefficients, ck, were obtained as described above. The time series of ck were used to estimate the SD of the series of each coefficient (k). A 3k threshold was established so that the probability of a random occurrence of the CCLs excee ...
... information about the signal, were extracted, and their MLKT coefficients, ck, were obtained as described above. The time series of ck were used to estimate the SD of the series of each coefficient (k). A 3k threshold was established so that the probability of a random occurrence of the CCLs excee ...
Not Bad: Passive Leg Raising in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
... Materials and Methods: We adapted a circulatory model for CPR with PLR. First we compared cardiac output (CO), coronary perfusion pressure (CPP), blood flow to heart (Qheart ), and blood flow to neck and brain (Qhead ) of standard chest compression-only CPR with and without PLR; second we simulated ...
... Materials and Methods: We adapted a circulatory model for CPR with PLR. First we compared cardiac output (CO), coronary perfusion pressure (CPP), blood flow to heart (Qheart ), and blood flow to neck and brain (Qhead ) of standard chest compression-only CPR with and without PLR; second we simulated ...
Chapter 29
... In every routine equipment check, the EMT should ensure that the proper accessory supplies are with the AED. Most AEDs used by EMTs are equipped with a case that has several pockets used to hold additional supplies that may be needed. It is always advisable to have a spare set of electrode pads as w ...
... In every routine equipment check, the EMT should ensure that the proper accessory supplies are with the AED. Most AEDs used by EMTs are equipped with a case that has several pockets used to hold additional supplies that may be needed. It is always advisable to have a spare set of electrode pads as w ...
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
... New Change: CPR with an Advanced Airway in Place—With an advanced airway in place, deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths per minute) while continuous chest compressions are being performed. Rationale: This simple single rate for adults, children and infants-rather than a range of breaths per ...
... New Change: CPR with an Advanced Airway in Place—With an advanced airway in place, deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths per minute) while continuous chest compressions are being performed. Rationale: This simple single rate for adults, children and infants-rather than a range of breaths per ...
Use of Injectable Potassium Chloride for
... Crustaceans, and other invertebrates, are often considered to be ‘lower life forms’ despite the recognized presence of complex behavioral responses and interactions (1). Descriptions of husbandry of decapod crustaceans, including the American lobster, Homarus americanus, currently recommend anesthet ...
... Crustaceans, and other invertebrates, are often considered to be ‘lower life forms’ despite the recognized presence of complex behavioral responses and interactions (1). Descriptions of husbandry of decapod crustaceans, including the American lobster, Homarus americanus, currently recommend anesthet ...
Incidence of major structural cardiac defects associated
... 18 –23 weeks of gestation. Second, fetuses with increased NT but a normal fetal karyotype are at increased risk of a cardiac defect and merit specialist cardiac assessment. The main area of contention and discussion is likely to be where the threshold of increased NT that initiates specialist fetal ...
... 18 –23 weeks of gestation. Second, fetuses with increased NT but a normal fetal karyotype are at increased risk of a cardiac defect and merit specialist cardiac assessment. The main area of contention and discussion is likely to be where the threshold of increased NT that initiates specialist fetal ...
To the Heart of the Matter - examining the conceptual context of the
... mechanisms of the life processes ultimately defined by disease and death. ...
... mechanisms of the life processes ultimately defined by disease and death. ...
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is a sudden stop in effective blood circulation due to the failure of the heart to contract effectively or at all. Medical personnel may refer to an unexpected cardiac arrest as a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).A cardiac arrest is different from (but may be caused by) a myocardial infarction (also known as a heart attack), where blood flow to the muscle of the heart is impaired. It is different from congestive heart failure, where circulation is substandard, but the heart is still pumping sufficient blood to sustain life.Arrested blood circulation prevents delivery of oxygen and glucose to the body. Lack of oxygen and glucose to the brain causes loss of consciousness, which then results in abnormal or absent breathing. Brain injury is likely to happen if cardiac arrest goes untreated for more than five minutes. For the best chance of survival and neurological recovery immediate treatment is important.Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency that, in certain situations, is potentially reversible if treated early. Unexpected cardiac arrest can lead to death within minutes: this is called sudden cardiac death (SCD). The treatment for cardiac arrest is immediate defibrillation if a ""shockable"" rhythm is present, while cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is used to provide circulatory support and/or to induce a ""shockable"" rhythm.A number of heart conditions and non-heart-related events can cause cardiac arrest; the most common cause is coronary artery disease.