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Author(s): Göran K Olivecrona , Marko Noc Added: 3 years ago
Although approximately 2,000,000 patients undergo PCI yearly worldwide, only a very small minority will suffer a protracted cardiac arrest episode during the procedure that results in death.1 Cardiac arrest itself in the catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) is not an uncommon event, but is usually rapidly resolved with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and DC conversions in cases of… View more
Author(s): Nilesh Pareek , Peter Kordis , Ian Webb , et al Added: 3 years ago
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is defined as the sudden absence of cardiac mechanical contractility with loss of signs of circulation that occurs within a community setting.1 OHCA affects more than half a million patients globally per year and is one the leading causes of death in developing countries.2 In the US, OHCA affects 350,000 patients per year and is the third leading cause of… View more