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VTC scientist wins $2.7 million to investigate viral infection of the heart that can cause sudden death

James Smyth, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover why viruses that normally infect our lungs can turn deadly when they infect the heart.

23 Nov 2022

Jynneos vaccine for Monkeypox not linked to hospitalization, serious cardiac events

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the incidence of cardiac AESIs (adverse events of special interest) among Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) members who had received JYNNEOS vaccinations against the monkeypox (MPX) virus.

16 Nov 2022

Delay in consciousness in severe cases of COVID-19 may be caused by neural hibernation

An article published in the journal PNAS provides a conceptual analysis to interpret the brain state of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients experiencing prolonged recovery of consciousness.

10 Nov 2022

Mindfulness may offer a novel way to improve blood pressure control

A customized mindfulness program that taught participants to apply those skills to have healthy relationships with their diet, physical activity, alcohol use, medication adherence and stress, led to notably lower systolic (top number) blood pressure measures six months after participating in the mindfulness program, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

7 Nov 2022

Administering steroids during heart surgery does not improve post-operative outcomes in infants

The largest clinical trial ever conducted in infants younger than age 1 undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass found that administering steroids during surgery did not improve post-operative outcomes compared to placebo, according to preliminary late-breaking research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

7 Nov 2022

Early use of ECMO devices to support adults with cardiogenic shock did not improve clinical outcomes

The immediate use of veno-arterial mechanical circulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) devices to support adults with rapidly deteriorating or severe cardiogenic shock was feasible but did not improve clinical outcomes compared to people who received early conservative therapy, according to late-breaking clinical trial results presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

7 Nov 2022

Cedars-Sinai experts to present innovative heart research data during AHA Scientific Sessions 2022

During American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022, Prominent Cedars-Sinai Cardiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Interventionalists Available for Interviews

3 Nov 2022

Survival rates increased among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years

Among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years, survival rates have increased significantly.

31 Oct 2022

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

Sixty seconds can make or break the outcome of a hospital "code blue" or cardiac arrest response. New research found a hospital code response team rushing to a patient in cardiac arrest may arrive at least one minute quicker and may also lead to better patient outcomes with the use of a smartphone emergency code notification system that activates the team through text messages.

31 Oct 2022

ICU evaluation before cardiac arrest improves survival rates by 15% among Black people

Although racial disparities in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest among Black and white people are known, both groups had similar chances of receiving an intensive care unit (ICU) evaluation before a cardiac arrest.

31 Oct 2022

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities.

31 Oct 2022

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

A new study from University of Louisville researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models -; both in the form of premature and skipped heart beats.

25 Oct 2022

Combining host gene expression profiling and metagenomic pathogen detection from plasma nucleic acid enables accurate sepsis diagnosis

Researchers developed integrated host-microbe plasma metagenomics to facilitate sepsis diagnosis.

24 Oct 2022

Asymptomatic COVID could potentially cause more complications in trauma patients

Trauma patients who show no symptoms for COVID, yet test positive for the virus, have significantly higher rates of cardiac events, stay in the hospital longer, and incur higher hospital charges than do similar trauma patients who test negative for COVID, according to study results presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

17 Oct 2022

Cardiovascular risk factors – not preexisting heart disease – are the main contributors to COVID-19 death

A national study suggests that risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as age, smoking and diabetes – not preexisting heart disease – are the main contributors to death and poor outcomes for critically ill COVID-19 patients.

12 Oct 2022

CPR training spans across India in advance of the World Restart a Heart Day

Only 2% of adults in India know how to perform CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The American Heart Association - the world's leading voluntary health organization devoted to longer, healthier, live for all - and the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - a group of autonomous government public medical universities– are working together to train more than 150,000 students, community health care workers and others in the public in multiple states within India to reverse this trend.

11 Oct 2022

Video games may trigger life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children

Electronic gaming can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been previously unrecognized, according to a new report in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier.

11 Oct 2022

Sudden cardiac death risk can be determined by genetic score

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that a genome-wide polygenic score for coronary artery disease (GPSCAD) can predict sudden and/or arrhythmic death (SAD) risk in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients without severe systolic dysfunction.

3 Oct 2022

Mortality prediction model for dementia patients may help guide decisions on end-of-life care

A mortality prediction model for older adults with dementia may help clinicians frame discussions with patients and their families relating to end-of-life care, such as at-home support and nursing homes.

26 Sep 2022

Rheumatoid arthritis drug can reduce the risk of deterioration in myasthenia gravis

Early intervention with rituximab, a drug used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can reduce the risk of deterioration in myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that causes loss of muscle control.

19 Sep 2022

Cardiac Arrest News and Research

Latest Cardiac Arrest News and Research

VTC scientist wins $2.7 million to investigate viral infection of the heart that can cause sudden death

Jynneos vaccine for Monkeypox not linked to hospitalization, serious cardiac events

Delay in consciousness in severe cases of COVID-19 may be caused by neural hibernation

Mindfulness may offer a novel way to improve blood pressure control

Administering steroids during heart surgery does not improve post-operative outcomes in infants

Early use of ECMO devices to support adults with cardiogenic shock did not improve clinical outcomes

Cedars-Sinai experts to present innovative heart research data during AHA Scientific Sessions 2022

Survival rates increased among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years

Smartphone code blue notification may accelerate response to in-hospital cardiac arrest

ICU evaluation before cardiac arrest improves survival rates by 15% among Black people

CPR training for people in public housing communities may help improve cardiac arrest survival rates

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

Combining host gene expression profiling and metagenomic pathogen detection from plasma nucleic acid enables accurate sepsis diagnosis

Asymptomatic COVID could potentially cause more complications in trauma patients

Cardiovascular risk factors – not preexisting heart disease – are the main contributors to COVID-19 death

CPR training spans across India in advance of the World Restart a Heart Day

Video games may trigger life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children

Sudden cardiac death risk can be determined by genetic score

Mortality prediction model for dementia patients may help guide decisions on end-of-life care

Rheumatoid arthritis drug can reduce the risk of deterioration in myasthenia gravis

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