Calcium and cardiac arrest

The Aassociation between Pre-Cardiac Arrest Comorbidity and Unsuccessful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients with Cardiac Arrest

Background and Objective: Patients suffering from cardiac arrest (CA) have poor prognosis and survival. The association of pre-arrest comorbidity with unsuccessful resuscitation in patients with CA is far from clear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between pre-existing comorbidity and unsuccessful resuscitation following CA in Iranian patients. Materials and Met...

Calcium-channel blockers and cardiac arrest.

To the Editor: We would like to compliment Zipes and Wellens on their excellent article about sudden cardiac death, which was recently published in Circulation.1 We think, however, that calcium channel blockers deserve a mention in this review as a potential treatment for patients who are resuscitated from cardiac arrest. Isolated coronary spasm without associated coronary obstruction can occas...

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Clinical Integrated Ultrasound in Peri Cardiac Arrest and Cardiac Arrest

Early recognition of the deteriorating patient and prevention of cardiac arrest is the first link in the Chain of Survival. Once cardiac arrest occurs, fewer than 20% of patients having an in-hospital cardiac arrest will survive to go home. Peri cardiac arrest period is the recognized period, either just before or just after a full cardiac arrest, when the patient’s condition is very unstable a...

Application of ultrasound in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest