Cardiac arrests constitute a leading cause of mortality in the adult population and cardiologists are often tasked with the management of patients following cardiac arrest either as a consultant or primary provider in the cardiac intensive care unit. Familiarity with evidence-based practice for post-ca...
Post–cardiac arrestPost–cardiac arrest syndromeTherapeutic hypothermiaCardiac arrestReturn of spontaneous circulation (ROSCCardiac catheterizationCardiac arrest in infants and children is a rare but critical event that typically follows a period of respiratory or circulatory compromise and has a low survival...
The overall survival rate was 23% in patients who underwent coronary angiography versus 9.6% in patients who did not. The authors noted that the survival rate was lower than that shown in other studies investigating post-cardiac arrest catheterization and speculate that this discrepancy is related t...
Facilities that manage over 50 post‐cardiac arrest patients per year have better outcomes when compared to those that care for fewer.114., 115., 116., 117. Centers that have cardiac catheterization capabilities demonstrate better outcomes in this population.114., 115. Regional cardiac arrest ...
OBJECTIVES: In a large cohort of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients without ST-segment elevation (STE), the study assessed the relationship between the use of an early invasive strategy and patient outcome. BACKGROUND: Emergent coronary angiogram (CAG) and reperfusion are currently a...
Permanent brain damage caused by ischemia and reperfusion that results from disease processes such as stroke and cardiac arrest (CA) with resuscitation has been estimated to affect approx 200,000 patients in the United States annually (1). Neuronal damag
After graduation, he joined the Cardiology Department of Shanghai Huashan Hospital to perform cardiac catheterization procedures and has saved nearly a thousand patients’ lives that suffered from severe cardiovascular disease each year. He has been dedicated to the medical care, teaching and researches...
diffusion capacity. The prevalence of low lung diffusion capacity was high in the included studies. The cardiovascular system might contribute to lowVO2peakvia subnormal cardiac output due to chronotropic incompetence and reduced stroke volume, especially in the first months post-infection. Chronotropic ...
Cardiac causes of OHCA have been studied extensively in the last few decades; conversely, little is known about non-cardiac causes. Early identification of a respiratory or neurological cause would enable transfer of the patient to a specialised ICU for optimal care. Improved knowledge of prognosis...
HEART VALVE SURGERY IN PATIENTS OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE -POSTOPERATIVE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION ASSESSMENTS AT REST AND UNDER THE DOPAMINE INFUSION TEST- Twelve patients with heart valve surgery over the age of 65 were investigated postoperatively by the cardiac catheterization method at rest and during ...