Cardiac Arrest
Top in cardiology: Revised Lp(a) recommendations; FDA OKs AI-based algorithm to detect HF
The National Lipid Association updated its guidelines concerning the use of lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice, advising that there is a continuous relationship between a patient’s cardiovascular risk and their levels of Lp(a).
Rates of AED use low, even when located near an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
ATLANTA — In Kansas City, Missouri, which maintains a registry of public automated external defibrillators, use of public AEDs for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests was low, even when an AED was located near the patient, researchers reported.
Top in cardiology: Tai chi vs. aerobic exercise for BP reduction; Tirzepatide may lower BP
Tai chi was more effective at lowering blood pressure in adults with prehypertension compared with aerobic exercise, according to a recently published study.
Longer-duration CPR does not improve survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Odds for survival after an in-hospital cardiac arrest decline from 22% after 1 minute of CPR to less than 1% after 39 minutes, with similar odds observed for brain function, according to registry data.
In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, survival more likely if overdose-related
Adults who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are much more likely to survive to hospital discharge if the cause is overdose-related, with data also showing such patients tended to be younger and healthier, researchers reported.
‘Catastrophic’ PE associated with very high in-hospital mortality rate
The subset of patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism who had hemodynamic collapse had an in-hospital mortality rate of 42%, according to a retrospective analysis of a large registry.
Top in cardiology: Exercise lowers cardiac arrest risk, CV benefits of semaglutide
Twenty minutes of vigorous physical activity per week was associated with a lower risk for cardiac arrest, according to a European study.
Moderate to vigorous physical activity protective against cardiac arrest
Vigorous physical activity of at least 20 minutes per week, shorter than that specified in guideline recommendations, was associated with reduced risk for cardiac arrest, according to findings published in EP Europace.
Vigorous exercise not linked to risk for death, arrhythmias in long QT syndrome
PHILADELPHIA — In people with congenital long QT syndrome, vigorous exercise did not raise risk for death or ventricular arrhythmias compared with nonvigorous exercise, according to the results of the LIVE-LQTS study.
Severe anion gap metabolic acidosis in a patient with type 2 diabetes
A man aged 51 years with a history of alcohol use disorder and type 2 diabetes treated with metformin and glimepiride and alcohol presented to the hospital for a witnessed cardiac arrest at home.