Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: July 12th
CardioExchange is pleased to reprint selections from Dr. Richard Lehman’s weekly journal review blog at BMJ.com. Selected summaries are relevant to our audience, but we encourage members to engage with...
View ArticleResuscitating Resuscitation
Patients at hospitals where resuscitation attempts lasted longer had higher survival rates according to an observational study involving patients with in-hospital cardiac arrests between 2000 and 2008...
View ArticleVasopressin-Epinephrine Plus Corticosteroids Improve Neurologic Status After...
Graham Nichol takes a close look at a recent randomized trial that examined whether combined vasopressin-epinephrine plus corticosteroids during CPR could improve survival and neurologic status in...
View ArticleClear! CPR in the Hospital Is Not Always Good for the Patient
On TV it always seems clear and simple. A patient in the hospital goes into cardiac arrest and the medical team springs into action. After a few tense moments of furious activity, and only after all...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: December 9th
CardioExchange is pleased to reprint this selection from Dr. Richard Lehman’s weekly journal review blog at BMJ.com. Selected summaries are relevant to our audience, but we encourage members to engage...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: January 6th
CardioExchange is pleased to reprint this selection from Dr. Richard Lehman’s weekly journal review blog at BMJ.com. Selected summaries are relevant to our audience, but we encourage members to engage...
View ArticleIs This Trial Ethical?
Last month, an article appeared in The Telegraph (U.K.) describing a randomized trial in which cardiac arrest patients will be assigned to receive epinephrine or placebo during resuscitation. Current...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest May Be Harmful
Epinephrine has been a cornerstone of therapy during cardiac resuscitation after cardiac arrest because of its well-established ability to stimulate the heart and increase the probability of a return...
View ArticleDangerous Interaction: New Hepatitis C Drug and Old Arrhythmia Drug
Late last week Gilead Sciences issued a warning about a rare but potentially fatal interaction between its stellar new hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir and amiodarone, a potent but tricky antiarrhythmic...
View ArticleCardiac Arrest During Exercise in Middle-Aged People
Dropping dead while exercising is a common fear, especially among middle-aged men. Unfortunately there have been limited data on the precise rate of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in middle-aged people...
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