• Examples of common conditions that can result in secondary asystole include suffocation, near drowning , stroke, massive pulmonary embolus, hyperkalemia, hypothermia , myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by VF or ventricular tachycardia (VT) that deteriorates to asystole, post defibrillation, and sedative-hypnotic or narcotic overdoses leading to respiratory failure. (medscape.com)
  • Albeit rarely, cannabis consumption has been associated with cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmias, myocardial infarction (MI) and potentially sudden death. (bvsalud.org)
  • This type of heart attack, known as myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries or MINOCA, can be caused by a number of different problems. (medicalresearch.com)
  • Impact of Beta Blockers on Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling Following Primary Coronary Intervention for ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction. (imed.pub)
  • We treat acute myocardial infarction by targeting exogenous bone marrow-derived stem cells (expressing CD45) or endogenous CD34-positive cells to injured cardiomyocytes (expressing myosin light chain. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • Following a myocardial infarction, an elderly man underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and had two drug-eluting stents placed. (blogspot.com)
  • Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions, occur when blood flow to the heart is blocked. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • Here, the researchers simulated a myocardial infarction and reoxygenation on chips that were infused with EEVs and those that were not. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • Cardioversion can be external, using pads applied to the chest, or internal, from a pacemaker-like device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). (cn1699.cn)
  • It's only after this wait that patients are re-evaluated to see if they are still at high risk of a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance and would benefit from having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device (ICD). (medicalxpress.com)
  • Progress in Clinical Application of Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Patients Who Suffer Sudden Cardiac Death -- Part IV. (nshealth.ca)
  • Cardiac arrhythmias - conditions in which the heartbeat is irregular, too fast, or too slow. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cardiac rhythm disturbances, such as changes in heart rate or arrhythmias, caused by seizures can increase risk of SUDEP. (datasci.com)
  • Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are often told not to exercise or to significantly curb their exercise due to concern over the potential risk of increased ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. (medicalresearch.com)
  • Occasionally, asystolic sudden death occurs from congenital heart block, local tumor, or cardiac trauma. (medscape.com)
  • Ventricular arrhythmia (VA) may be an isolated and completely benign finding in children, a marker of serious systemic disease or myopathy, or a mechanism for syncope and sudden cardiac death (SCD). (medscape.com)
  • The sudden cessation of contractions capable of circulating blood to the body and brain. (cn1699.cn)
  • Also called sudden cardiac arrest. (cn1699.cn)
  • There were no major adverse events (no death, aborted sudden cardiac death, appropriate ICD therapies, or sustained ventricular tachycardia). (medicalresearch.com)
  • This book provides up-to-date guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of sudden death, including sudden cardiac and non-cardiac death. (nshealth.ca)
  • 1. Introduction of Sudden Death -- Part I. Sudden Cardiac Death: Pathophysiological Mechanism -- 2. (nshealth.ca)
  • Etiology Mechanism of Sudden Death Derived from Brain -- 4. (nshealth.ca)
  • Diagnosis of Sudden Cardiac Death -- 8. (nshealth.ca)
  • Improvement in Diagnosis of Sudden Cardiac Death -- 9. (nshealth.ca)
  • Treatment and Progress of Sudden Cardiac Death -- 11. (nshealth.ca)
  • Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death -- 12. (nshealth.ca)
  • Defibrillation in Sudden Cardiac Death -- 14. (nshealth.ca)
  • Airway Management of Sudden Cardiac Death -- 15. (nshealth.ca)
  • Respiratory Support Strategy for Sudden Cardiac Death -- 16. (nshealth.ca)
  • The Use of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) in Sudden Cardiac Death -- 17 Hypothermia Therapy in Sudden Death -- 18. (nshealth.ca)
  • Sudden Non-cardiac Death -- 19. (nshealth.ca)
  • Do you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or have experienced a psychosocial trauma, or want to help research? (nih.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis cardiovascular effects are not well known and, although rare, among these we find ischemic episodes, tachyarrhythmias, symptomatic sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest, ventricular asystole and possibly death. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cardiac arrest usually occurs as a result of a rapid ventricular rhythm (ventricular tachycardia) or a chaotic one (ventricular fibrillation). (cn1699.cn)
  • Asystole can occur following an indirect lightning strike (ie, direct current [DC]) that depolarizes all the cardiac pacemakers. (medscape.com)
  • Even among patients with known heart disease, clinical decisions are challenging because of the potential risks of potent antiarrhythmic medications and of nonpharmacologic therapy (eg, catheter ablation, implantable antitachycardia pacemakers and/or defibrillators). (medscape.com)
  • Primary asystole is usually preceded by a bradydysrhythmia due to sinus node block-arrest, complete heart block, or both. (medscape.com)
  • CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old woman presented to the emergency department sent by her cardiologist because of a recent finding of a 16 seconds asystole on the implantable loop recorder (ILR) she implanted 7 months before for recurrent syncopes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Often seen in breast tissue by mammography or in coronary arteries by x-ray or cardiac CT scans. (cn1699.cn)
  • On hospital day 12, clinicians placed a tracheostomy, and a few days later the patient developed acute hypoxia and ultimately went into cardiac arrest when his tracheostomy tube became dislodged. (blogspot.com)
  • They found that stents did not reliably improve the heart's ability to pump, nor did they reduce the risk of life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances, or number of cardiac arrests and deaths. (medicalxpress.com)
  • This study also describes methods for analyzing seizure, EEG spectral power, cardiac function, and heart rate variability data and shows that video-EEG-ECG monitoring in mouse models of epilepsy is a powerful tool for detecting neurological, cardiovascular, or brain-heart interaction dysfunction. (datasci.com)
  • See also the American Heart Association [AHA] 2020 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care and 2022 AHA Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Clinicians should be aware of the increased risk of cardiovascular complications associated with cannabis use and should investigate its consumption especially in young patients presenting with cardiac dysrhythmias. (bvsalud.org)
  • Stem cell transplantation is a promising strategy for therapeutic cardiac regeneration, but current therapies are limited by inefficient interaction between potentially beneficial cells (either exogenously transplanted or endogenously recruited) and the injured tissue. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • Our findings indicate that EEVs could protect cardiac tissue from reoxygenation injury in part by supplementing the injured cells with proteins and signaling molecules that support different metabolic processes, paving the way for new therapeutic approaches," said Andr G. Kl ber, a Visiting Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and co-author of the study. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • The most frequent automatic rhythm is caused by increased spontaneous depolarization of phase 4 of the cardiac action potential. (medscape.com)
  • Lifesaving implantable defibrillators should be given to heart failure patients at highest risk of heart rhythm problems at an earlier stage in their treatment, according to a new study. (medicalxpress.com)
  • These defibrillators shock and kickstart the heart if it goes into a life-threatening rhythm or cardiac arrest. (medicalxpress.com)
  • This study prescribed a technique to study abnormal brain and cardiac rhythms in which EEG and ECG are measured simultaneously while video is recorded to monitor the animals' behavior. (datasci.com)
  • An 18-year-old who sustained a traumatic brain injury after a motor vehicle collision required a decompressive craniectomy, a prolonged stay in the adult trauma intensive care unit, and a second operation (cranioplasty) several weeks later. (blogspot.com)
  • In this case, the patient requiring the brain MRI had the same initials as another patient on the same unit with severe cognitive impairment from a traumatic brain injury. (blogspot.com)
  • Cardiac Arrest Cardiac arrest is the cessation of cardiac mechanical activity resulting in the absence of circulating blood flow. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Clinical and demographic data, with special attention to sex, age, primary tumor, brain tumor-related epilepsy (BTRE), number and brain location of BMs, Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), the updated DS-GPA prognostic index and the survival estimated according to the Kaplan-Meier model from the date of radiosurgery were analyzed. (preprints.org)
  • Cervical vertebrae 1,2, …?Ca: Calcium?Ca: Cancer?Ca: Carcinoma?Ca: Cardiac arrest?Ca: Coronary artery?CA-125: A tumor marker for ovarian cancer?CAB: Cellulose acetate butyrate?CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft?CACI: Computer-Assisted Continuous Infusion?CAD: Coronary artery disease?CAG: ?CAH: Chronic active hepatitis?CAH: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia?calid. (kuwaitpharmacy.com)
  • Pathological processes involving any of the BLOOD VESSELS in the cardiac or peripheral circulation. (lookformedical.com)
  • Cardiac arrest stops blood from flowing to vital organs, depriving them of. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This study was designed to evaluate cardiac and respiratory dysfunction in a mouse model of SUDEP. (datasci.com)
  • Because the order for a "brain MRI to evaluate worsening cognitive function" could apply to either patient, neither the bedside nurse nor radiologist noticed the error. (blogspot.com)
  • Mechanical ventilation using Harvard Apparatus' Small Animal Respirator leads to abrupt and simultaneous recovery of both respiration and cardiac function which indicates that the vagal discharge can be rapidly terminated. (datasci.com)
  • This is a cross-sectional observational design study with retrospective review of medical records of patients with brain metastases treated with VMAT- RS between 2012 and 2018. (preprints.org)
  • Whole-brain radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery are two treatment modalities commonly utilized to treat brain metastases (BMs). (preprints.org)
  • Idiopathic degeneration of the SA or AV node can result in sinus arrest-block and/or AV heart block, respectively. (medscape.com)
  • Heart - Chordae tendinae - Right atrium - Right ventricle - Tricuspid valve - Left atrium - Left ventricle - Mitral valve - Endocardium - Myocardium - Pericardial cavity - Transverse pericardial sinus - Pericardium - The cardiac physical exam focuses on portions of the physical exam that elucidate information about diseases and disorders outlined below. (wikipedia.org)
  • A hospitalized patient with advanced dementia was to undergo a brain MRI as part of a diagnostic workup for altered mental status. (blogspot.com)
  • Because these vesicles are derived from vascular tissue, which is uniquely tuned to sense hypoxic stress, the researchers hypothesized that the cargo they carry could provide direct protection to cardiac muscle. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • The study's results showed abrupt and simultaneous respiratory and cardiac depression with death occurring due to respiratory arrest. (datasci.com)
  • CASE: We report a case of out of hospital autoresuscitation in a 67-year-old female after 60 min of advanced cardiac life support. (bvsalud.org)
  • In contrast to existing cardiac arrest guidelines there is no standardized approach to terminating resuscitative attempts. (bvsalud.org)
  • Implantable telemetry provides the flexibility to measure endpoints such as ECG, EEG, blood pressure, temperature, and activity in conscious, freely moving animals. (datasci.com)
  • A combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing that keep oxygenated blood circulating to the brain and tissues. (cn1699.cn)
  • The carotid arteries supply blood to the brain. (cn1699.cn)
  • Nyra 's cardiac leaflet enhancer (CARLEN) is a first-in-class device delivered percutaneously to correct MR while preserving the physiological valve geometry. (broadviewventures.org)
  • Intracortical microelectrodes that can be implanted have the ability to capture fast-changing neuron action potentials in the living brain. (preprints.org)
  • Angiotensin II receptor 1(AT1) antagonists are beneficial in focal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). However, in cases of global I/R, such as cardiac arrest (CA), AT1 blocker's potential benefits are still unknown. (bvsalud.org)
  • Despite this potential, many obstacles must still be overcome for reliable, long-term, high-quality recordings and accurate analysis of brain activity. (preprints.org)
  • One potential approach to enhance implantable microelectrodes involves the advancement of materials, refinement of implantation methodologies, and augmentation of the number of sites for recording. (preprints.org)
  • Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins. (lookformedical.com)
  • book delphi developers guide: Journal of Cardiac Abstract. (augenta.net)