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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found to be common among emergency department patients

Vaccine hesitancy is common among emergency department (ED) patients, and more common among Black and younger patients, independent of education level.

31 Aug 2021

Rescue breathing CPR for pediatric cardiac arrest has superior outcomes, analysis shows

Rescue breathing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had superior neurological outcomes compared with compression-only CPR or no CPR at all in infants, children and adolescents, according to a new analysis published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

30 Aug 2021

Drones flew defibrillators to location of patients with suspected cardiac arrest, study reports

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden can now report the results of a unique pilot project where drones were used to deliver defibrillators to real-life alerts of suspected cardiac arrest.

27 Aug 2021

Study identifies link between common air pollutants and incidence of cardiac arrest

A study in Italy has identified a dose-response relationship between the concentration of everyday pollutants and the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

Breathing difficulty is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, research says

Difficulty breathing is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

26 Aug 2021

Drones can help deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest

The world's first feasibility study has found that drones can be used to deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest in the community. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021 and published in the European Heart Journal.

26 Aug 2021

AHA special issue focuses on health disparities among racial, ethnic communities

Poverty and Black race were associated with higher rates of lower leg amputation among people with peripheral artery disease who live in metropolitan areas, according to new research published today in a special issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Aug 2021

Higher mortality rates and age-related disease patterns in pediatric COVID-19

The current study examines children in pediatric ICU (PICU) care with COVID-19. Read more here.

25 Aug 2021

FDA-approved antiplatelet drug shows potential as new, low-cost heart failure therapy

Sarpogrelate, an antiplatelet medication, has potential as a new heart failure therapy and, according to researchers, could potentially decrease health care costs associated with cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary animal research presented at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2021.

23 Aug 2021

Study finds significant increase in opioid-associated cardiac arrests

A nationwide US study has shown that the rate of opioid-related cardiac arrests has steeply risen and is now on par with the rate of cardiac arrest from other causes. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.

23 Aug 2021

New AHA Presidential Advisory addresses opioid use and its effects on heart and brain health

The misuse of opioids in the United States continues to lead to high rates of dependency as well as a staggering number of deaths due to overdose.

19 Aug 2021

Infantile sudden death associated with a de novo genetic mutation in the SOS1 gene

A previously healthy infant who suffered aborted sudden cardiac death was found to have a de novo genetic mutation in the SOS1 gene.

17 Aug 2021

New tool could transform the management of cardiac sarcoidosis patients

Johns Hopkins University scientists have developed a new tool for predicting which patients suffering from a complex inflammatory heart disease are at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

28 Jul 2021

Return to play can be managed for athletes with genetic heart diseases, study suggests

Receiving the diagnosis of a genetic heart disease such as long QT syndrome, which can cause sudden cardiac death, has long been a game-ender for young athletes. But a 20-year study at Mayo Clinic following such athletes who were allowed to return to play suggests that the risks can be managed through a shared decision-making process.

27 Jul 2021

Freiburg surgeons develop new treatment method to improve survival after cardiac arrest

Around 50,000 people suffer sudden cardiac arrest in Germany every year. When occurring outside a hospital, the chances of survival are only ten percent. Survivors often suffer from severe permanent neurological damage.

23 Jul 2021

Cumulative BP can be a reliable measure of cardiovascular disease risk, study suggests

A global leading cause of death today is a class of dreaded disorders called cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are ailments of the heart and blood vessels, such as arrhythmia, stroke, coronary artery diseases, cardiac arrest, and so on.

28 Jun 2021

Myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

A group of Italian researchers has published a study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology (CJC), that explores a rare case of progressive dyspnea and constrictive retrosternal pain after a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

17 Jun 2021

Clinical trial shows induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest does not improve survival

Since 2005, the guidelines for the care of unconscious cardiac arrest patients have been to cool the body temperature down to 33 degrees Celsius. A large, randomized clinical trial led by Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden has shown that this treatment does not improve survival. The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

16 Jun 2021

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at anytime

"It was a chilling sight for anyone who saw it," said Professor Stephan Achenbach, president of the European Society of Cardiology, the world's largest organization of heart doctors.

13 Jun 2021

Inflammatory brain injury higher in men with acute COVID-19, finds study

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with both short- and long-term neurologic complications, including stroke, brain fog and persistent tiredness. A new study concludes that the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the central nervous system (CNS) are due to the endothelial injury and inflammation that this produces in the brain.

31 May 2021

Cardiac Arrest News and Research

Latest Cardiac Arrest News and Research

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found to be common among emergency department patients

Rescue breathing CPR for pediatric cardiac arrest has superior outcomes, analysis shows

Drones flew defibrillators to location of patients with suspected cardiac arrest, study reports

Study identifies link between common air pollutants and incidence of cardiac arrest

Breathing difficulty is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, research says

Drones can help deliver life-saving defibrillators to people with suspected cardiac arrest

AHA special issue focuses on health disparities among racial, ethnic communities

Higher mortality rates and age-related disease patterns in pediatric COVID-19

FDA-approved antiplatelet drug shows potential as new, low-cost heart failure therapy

Study finds significant increase in opioid-associated cardiac arrests

New AHA Presidential Advisory addresses opioid use and its effects on heart and brain health

Infantile sudden death associated with a de novo genetic mutation in the SOS1 gene

New tool could transform the management of cardiac sarcoidosis patients

Return to play can be managed for athletes with genetic heart diseases, study suggests

Freiburg surgeons develop new treatment method to improve survival after cardiac arrest

Cumulative BP can be a reliable measure of cardiovascular disease risk, study suggests

Myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Clinical trial shows induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest does not improve survival

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at anytime

Inflammatory brain injury higher in men with acute COVID-19, finds study

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