Conference report: The symposium of sudden cardiac arrest survival

Conference report: The symposium of sudden cardiac arrest survival

Clinic of Cardiology, Bağcılar Education and Research Hospital; İstanbul-Turkey 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University; Konya-Turkey 2Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University; Sivas-Turkey 3Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University; İstanbul-Turkey 4Vocational School, İstanbul AREL Universi...

Conference Report: The 2nd Symposium of sudden cardiac arrest survival

Under the leadership of the heart project, “The 2nd Symposium of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival” was held with the cooperation of Hayatta Kal Derneği (Stay Alive Association) and İstanbul Kemerburgaz University Faculty of Pharmacy. The aim of the symposium was to find new approaches to increase the survival rate of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is unfortunately less than 1%...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Warning Symptoms Are Associated With Survival From Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

BACKGROUND Survival after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains low, and tools for improved prediction of patients at long-term risk for SCA are lacking. Alternative short-term approaches aimed at preemptive risk stratification and prevention are needed. OBJECTIVE To assess characteristics of symptoms in the 4 weeks before SCA and whether response to these symptoms is associated with better out...

Sudden cardiac arrest in a marathon runner. A case report

Sudden cardiac death is a rare condition resulting from undetected cardiac abnormalities in athletes and non-athletes. Participant screening, immediate and advanced medical management can probably reduce mortality and ameliorate outcomes. In recent years, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has emerged as a valuable therapeutic option in patients experiencing refractory cardiac arrest as a brid...