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Cardiac Arrest: Many People Experience Warning Signs the Day Before
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 – Sudden cardiac arrest may not come on so suddenly after all. Fully 50% of people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest had a telling symptom 24 hours before, and these...
Need Quick Help Learning CPR? Don't Rely on Alexa, Siri
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 – If you need quick directions on performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an emergency, don’t rely on Alexa, Siri or another voice assistant. A new study finds the d...
ESC: Bystander Defibrillation Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – Regardless of emergency medical service (EMS) response time (15 minutes: RR, 1.98). “The findings indicate that when resources are limited, defibrillators should be located i...
Bystander CPR, Defib Use Saves Lives Even If Ambulance Arrives Quickly
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest – even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say...
AHA News: Her Heart Stopped During a Procedure to Treat Her Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were...
ESC: Recurrent Myocardial Infarction Often Unrecognized
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Patients with recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) are more likely to recognize the symptoms but still miss many symptoms, according to a study presented at the European...
Uncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 – Some patients with acute brain injuries can’t respond to verbal commands, making them appear to be unconscious though they still have some level of awareness. Researchers r...
AHA News: Head Back Safely to School Sports With This Expert Advice
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Sure, the end of summer vacation makes many kids groan. But many will also be cheering the return of fall sports. That's a good thing,...
Cardiac Troponin I Concentration May Predict Mortality
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentration is associated with medium-term mortality in an unselected hospital population, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in...
Illicit Drug Use Seen in One-Third of Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Younger Adults
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – Approximately one-third of patients 50 years or younger with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have positive toxicology for illicit drugs, according to a study published online June...
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