Heart attack and cardiac arrest are not the same thing When it comes to the heart, time is of the essence January 27, 2023 By Chayil Champion 3 min read A heart attack and cardiac arrest are not the same, but often people incorrectly assume they are and use the terms interchangeably. But it is important… Continue reading Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest Are Not the Same Thing
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Compression-Only CPR Increases Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows that rates of bystander CPR have nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of survival was doubled for any form of CPR compared with no CPR, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.… Continue reading Compression-Only CPR Increases Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death
Continuous indoor exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart’s electrical activity, known as cardiac alternans, that can predict cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death, a new study shows. The authors, from the University of California, Davis, believe the study, conducted in mice, suggests that second-hand smoke exposure alters cells that regulate how… Continue reading Secondhand Smoke Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death
How to Save Your Marriage After Becoming Your Husband’s Caregiver
My husband and I were college sweethearts and had been together for 28 years when he suffered a cardiac arrest in 2003. He didn’t get enough oxygen to his brain and lapsed into a coma for 10 days. When he woke, he wasn’t the same person I had married. He had severe cognitive deficits; his… Continue reading How to Save Your Marriage After Becoming Your Husband’s Caregiver
Keep Saying Yes to Fish Twice a Week for Heart Health
A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish, especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week, to help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and the most common type of stroke (ischemic). The advisory is published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.… Continue reading Keep Saying Yes to Fish Twice a Week for Heart Health
Men Likelier than Women to Get CPR in Public Places
Men are more likely to receive bystander CPR in public locations compared to women, and they are more likely to survive after the life-saving measure, according to preliminary research presented in November at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians.… Continue reading Men Likelier than Women to Get CPR in Public Places
Sex Rarely A Heart-Stopping Activity
Sexual activity is rarely associated with sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening malfunction of the heart’s electrical system causing the heart to suddenly stop beating, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians. To determine whether… Continue reading Sex Rarely A Heart-Stopping Activity
Give Cardiac Patients More Time to Come Out of Coma
Physicians may be drawing conclusions too soon about survival outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest outside the hospital, according to new research. A study led by Bentley Bobrow, MD, professor at the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix and co-director of the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center – Phoenix,… Continue reading Give Cardiac Patients More Time to Come Out of Coma
The Heart Condition that Threatens Millions of Men
About one in every nine men will experience sudden cardiac death, most before age 70, as well as about one in 30 women, according to research published in June 2016 the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Sudden cardiac death claims up to 450,000… Continue reading The Heart Condition that Threatens Millions of Men
Even When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions
Survivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered, according to research done in November 2015 by Dr. Sarah Perman at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and published the journal Circulation. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health. A release… Continue reading Even When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions
Advice on Mid-Air Medical Emergencies
Health care practitioners who are traveling need to plan ahead in case of a mid-air medical emergency, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Such emergencies present especially complicated situations for physicians and other health-care providers. “We want physicians to think in advance about the situation,” said the article’s senior… Continue reading Advice on Mid-Air Medical Emergencies