Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arresttext editorEmerging Infectious Diseases
A heart attack is when the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly cut off, usually by a blood clot. These blockages can prevent oxygen reaching the heart and cause damage and death to muscle tissue. Heart attacks are the leading cause of cardiac arrest worldwide. Heart attacks are serio...
Prediction of cardiac arrest in critically ill patients based on bedside vital signs monitoring 2022, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Citation Excerpt : This study adopted the preprocessed vital signs as raw features of the model, including HR, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic bl...
When that blood flow is interrupted, robbing the heart of the oxygen and other nutrients it needs to do its job, the result is myocardial infarction — commonly known as a heart attack. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping. Cholesterol buildup inside the blood vessels ...
Men over the age of 51 should have 420 milligrams each day Since the FDA doesn't require food labels to include magnesium levels, it's important to know which foods are naturally rich in this essential mineral. Include these magnesium-rich foods in your well-balanced diet: ...
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are used to restart a person’s heart in the event of cardiac arrest. The electric shock restores normal heart rhytm
Heart disease is synonymous with cardiac disease but not with cardiovascular disease, which is any disease of the heart or blood vessels. What Are the Early Warning Signs of Heart Disease? Signs and symptoms of heart disease depend on which condition you have. They can includepain in the chest...
Women tend to not be as aggressively treated with medications compared to men, to limit the extent of a heart attack. These medications includeaspirin,beta blockers, andstatins. After having a heart attack, women are less likely to be referred for cardiac rehabilitation and physical therapy. ...
a cardiac arrest that occurs within 2 hours of the onset of symptoms. The patient may have no prior symptoms of coronary artery disease Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) a condition in which the heart's electrical impulses are disorganized, preventing the heart muscle from contracting normally Ventr...
Complications during recovery can includepneumonia, irregular heartbeat, ventricular fibrillation (a dangerous "fluttering" rhythm of the heart), cardiac arrest (a sudden stopping of the heartbeat), and death. Can Hypothermia Be Prevented? In many cases, you can avoid hypothermia by doing the follo...