CARDIAC ARREST “SUCCESSFULLY” TREATED

Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Arrest Treated Successfully in the São Paulo's Subway

Correspondência: Renan Gianotto-Oliveira • Laboratório de Simulação em Emerg. Cardiovasculares (LTSEC) Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44 2o andar, CEP 05403-900, São Paulo, SP Brasil E-mail: [email protected] Artigo recebido em 02/06/13; revisado em 20/08/13; aceito em 20/08/13. Palavras-chave Parada Cardíaca Extra Hospitalar; Fibrilação Ventricular; Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar; Massagem Cardíac...

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...

Pallid syncope successfully treated by permanent cardiac pacing

The aims of this study are to raise awareness among paediatricians, neurologists and paediatric neurologists of the potential benefits of permanent cardiac pacing in patients who have severe and disabling reflex anoxic seizures (RAS) associated with reflex asystole, sometimes called ‘pallid syncope’. Up to now pacing was generally held not to be required for RAS as it is self-limiting and safe....

Young athlete with sudden cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia.

Reported herein is a coronary anomaly that occurred in a young adolescent athlete who presented with cardiopulmonary arrest. The patient was resuscitated and treated with therapeutic hypothermia. The patient had no associated neurological complications at follow up. Enhanced computed tomography of the heart indicated an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right coronary sin...

Prognostication in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia