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AI Won't Replace ER Doctors Anytime Soon: Study
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows. OpenAI’s Cha...
Black, Hispanic Americans Getting Savvier About CPR
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 – Black and Hispanic Americans are gaining a better understanding of CPR, with a growing number expressing confidence they could use it to save a life, a new survey finds....
Too Often, Nearby Defibrillators Go Unused on People in Cardiac Arrest
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – There's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac...
CPR's Lifesaving Powers Decline as Minutes Pass
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – CPR can save lives, but its ability to restore heart function goes from slim to none in a shockingly short time, a new study finds. How short? A person’s chance of surviving ...
Time-Dependent Probabilities of Favorable Outcomes Examined After CPR
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, the time-dependent probabilities of favorable outcomes decrease with duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to a...
Higher Survival Rates Seen for Overdose-Attributable Cardiac Arrest
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – For patients presenting with nonshockable rhythm, those with overdose-attributable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OD-OHCA) have higher survival rates with good neurological...
Lasting Benefits Seen for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillator
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Receipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS...
Shoveling Snow Can Be a 'Perfect Storm' for Your Heart, Experts Warn
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Snowstorms are blanketing the United States, prompting countless Americans to pick up snow shovels and clear walkways and driveways. Shoveling snow is more than a chore,...
U.S. Has Seen Steady Rise in Role of Alcohol, Drugs in Heart Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Heart disease deaths linked with alcohol or drug use have been steadily increasing in the United States, a new study has found. Deaths from heart disease in which...
Defibrillators Now Mandatory at Some Gyms, Stadiums -- Why Aren't More People Using Them?
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – Because athletes young and old can suffer cardiac arrest, some states have mandated the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in gyms, stadiums and other...
Genes Hold Clues to 'Athlete's Heart' Syndrome
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 – Elite athletes who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest might have genetics that make them more vulnerable to heart disease, a new study suggests. Analysis of more than 280...
AHA: Lung Inflation Occurs Infrequently With Ventilation During 30:2 CPR
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Lung inflation occurs infrequently with bag-valve-mask ventilation during 30:2 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Circulation to...
Black, Hispanic Patients Often Get Worse Hospital Care After Cardiac Arrest
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – Black and Hispanic Americans might be receiving worse hospital care following cardiac arrest than Whites do, a new study reports. Only about 20% of Blacks and 22% of...
Incidence of Drug Overdose-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Up Fivefold
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – The incidence of drug overdose-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OD-OHCA) more than doubled from 2015 to 2021, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in JAMA ...
Cardiac Arrest? Drones Might Someday Come to the Rescue
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Drones might prove a feasible way to deliver lifesaving defibrillators to cardiac arrests in remote areas, a new research simulation suggests. Delivering automated external...
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