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Cardiac events, stroke result in unemployment, lower income among survivors of working age

People who have experienced a heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke or cardiac arrest are significantly less likely to be working than healthy people, and if they are working, on average have lower incomes, found a study published in CMAJ.

7 Jan 2019

BU's service-learning program to teach hands-only CPR for high school students is effective

PumpStart, a community service-learning program created by students at Boston University School of Medicine, that teaches hands-only CPR to the general public, is effective for both teaching high school students a life-saving skill and providing medical students with an opportunity to engage in public health and medical education.

7 Jan 2019

New report explores the wide-ranging questions on death

Should death be defined in strictly biological terms — as the body's failure to maintain integrated functioning of respiration, blood circulation, and neurological activity?

6 Jan 2019

Women and men with heart attack symptoms receive different care from EMS

Women are more likely than men to die of coronary heart disease, and past research has found that they are less likely to receive evidence-based therapies for heart attacks.

11 Dec 2018

Study explores whether patients from poorest neighborhoods experience longer total ambulance times

Patients from the poorest neighborhoods who had cardiac arrest had longer total ambulance times than those from the wealthiest neighborhoods.

30 Nov 2018

Three landmark studies provide better understanding of sudden cardiac arrest

Today, at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the research group led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, professor of Medicine and associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute, presented three critical research studies aimed at better understanding sudden cardiac arrest.

13 Nov 2018

Lethal heart rhythm more likely to be found in patients with common heart failure

Researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that a non-treatable form of lethal heart rhythm responsible for sudden cardiac arrest is twice as likely to be found in patients with the most common form of heart failure--heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), compared to heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

12 Nov 2018

Hands-Only CPR training kiosks can teach life-saving skills in just minutes

Prompt action from a bystander can impact the likelihood a person survives cardiac arrest that occurs outside of a hospital. One common and proven intervention that anyone can learn is Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

12 Nov 2018

Loyola tests new catheter ablation system that can reach deeper into heart muscle

Loyola Medicine is among two centers in the world offering a novel catheter ablation system intended to improve treatment outcomes for a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.

9 Nov 2018

UCPH researcher receives prize for research into brain's cleaning system

Professor Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Copenhagen is this year's recipient of the prestigious prize Stora Nordiska Pris awarded by the Eric K. Fernström Foundation. She receives the prize for her discovery of and research into the brain's cleaning system, the glymphatic system.

8 Nov 2018

PTSD associated with increased risk of major CV event or death after cardiac arrest

People who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after surviving cardiac arrest, may be at a significantly increased risk of a major cardiovascular event or death for up to one year following the arrest, compared with people who do not develop PTSD.

6 Nov 2018

Researchers discover new, better marker to identify degree of brain damage after cardiac arrest

Last year, researchers Tobias Cronberg and Niklas Mattsson at Lund University in Sweden published a study showing serum tau levels to be a new and promising marker for identifying patients with severe brain damage after cardiac arrest.

31 Oct 2018

Dialysis giant Davita defends itself in court and at the polls

It's been a year of playing defense for DaVita Inc., one of the country's largest dialysis providers.

29 Oct 2018

Sudden cardiac arrests more likely to happen on any day at any time, shows study

Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings - and especially Mondays - were the danger zones for unexpected deaths from sudden cardiac arrests.

3 Oct 2018

Rapid ambulance response linked with higher survival rate after sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Shorter ambulance response times are associated with a higher rate of survival in patients with sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

28 Sep 2018

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization, critical illness and major infection may diminish brain structures that are most commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease.

28 Sep 2018

Sudden cardiac death linked to mitral valve prolapse in large Australian study

A latest study has shown that sudden cardiac death could be linked to a very common heart condition – mitral valve prolapse. Sudden cardiac death occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating. This connection is a significant breakthrough say experts.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers find link between sudden cardiac death and common heart condition

A University of Adelaide-led team of researchers has found a link between sudden cardiac death (when the heart suddenly stops beating) and a common heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse that affects around 12 in every 1000 people worldwide.

26 Sep 2018

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

At his surgery center near San Diego, Rodney Davis wore scrubs, was referred to as "Dr. Rod" and carried the title of director of surgery. But he was a physician assistant, not a doctor, who anesthetized patients and performed liposuction with little input from his supervising doctor, court records show.

20 Sep 2018

Enabling Patient Care in the Community Through Technology

An interview with Diane Hargrove and Sophie Lindvold at the NHS Health and Care Expo 2018 about how the technologies offered by BES Healthcare can be used to safely discharge patients from acute care and monitor their health status in the community.

From BES Healthcare Ltd 11 Sep 2018

Cardiac Arrest News and Research

Latest Cardiac Arrest News and Research

Cardiac events, stroke result in unemployment, lower income among survivors of working age

BU's service-learning program to teach hands-only CPR for high school students is effective

New report explores the wide-ranging questions on death

Women and men with heart attack symptoms receive different care from EMS

Study explores whether patients from poorest neighborhoods experience longer total ambulance times

Three landmark studies provide better understanding of sudden cardiac arrest

Lethal heart rhythm more likely to be found in patients with common heart failure

Hands-Only CPR training kiosks can teach life-saving skills in just minutes

Loyola tests new catheter ablation system that can reach deeper into heart muscle

UCPH researcher receives prize for research into brain's cleaning system

PTSD associated with increased risk of major CV event or death after cardiac arrest

Researchers discover new, better marker to identify degree of brain damage after cardiac arrest

Dialysis giant Davita defends itself in court and at the polls

Sudden cardiac arrests more likely to happen on any day at any time, shows study

Rapid ambulance response linked with higher survival rate after sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Sudden cardiac death linked to mitral valve prolapse in large Australian study

Researchers find link between sudden cardiac death and common heart condition

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

Enabling Patient Care in the Community Through Technology

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

Scaling 3D biology: Automation, imaging, and the future of high-throughput research

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