News tagged with cardiac damage
Researchers confirm value of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
Mayo Clinic researchers confirmed that patients who receive therapeutic hypothermia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest have favorable chances of surviving the event and recovering good functional status. In therapeutic ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 18, 2011 |
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NHLBI launches body cooling treatment study for pediatric cardiac arrest
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling treatment in infants ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 19, 2010 |
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'Broken heart syndrome' no longer a myth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dying of fright or of a broken heart has long been dismissed as myth, but it’s a real phenomenon that one Northeastern physical therapy professor and researcher has observed and studied.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Mock CPR drills in kids show many residents fail in key skills
Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center exposes alarming gaps in training hospital residents in "first response" emergency treatment of staged cardiorespiratory arrests in children, while at the same time offering ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Women with chest pain less likely then men to get proper treatment from paramedics
Women with chest pain are less likely than male patients to receive recommended, proven therapies while en route to the hospital, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Despite evidence ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Coronary angiography may improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients
People who suffer cardiac arrests and then receive coronary angiography are twice as likely to survive without significant brain damage compared with those who don't have the procedure, according to a study by University ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 31, 2009 |
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