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Möckel M. The new ESC acute coronary syndrome guideline and its impact in the CPU and emergency department setting. Herz 2024; 49:185-189. [PMID: 38467788 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-024-05241-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
Abstract
The new guideline on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) replaces two separate guidelines on ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-elevation (NSTE) ACS. This change of paradigm reflects the experts view that the ACS is a continuum, starting with unstable angina and ending in cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest due to severe myocardial ischemia. Secondary, partly non-atherosclerotic-caused myocardial infarctions ("type 2") are not integrated in this concept.With respect to acute care in the setting of emergency medicine and the chest pain unit structures, the following new aspects have to be taken into account:1. New procedural approach as "think A.C.S." meaning "abnormal ECG," "clinical context," and "stable patient"2. New recommendation regarding a holistic approach for frail patients3. Revised recommendations regarding imaging and timing of invasive strategy in suspected NSTE-ACS4. Revised recommendations for antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in STEMI5. Revised recommendations for cardiac arrest and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest6. Revised recommendations for in-hospital management (starting in the CPU/ED) and ACS comorbid conditionsIn summary, the changes are mostly gradual and are not based on extensive new evidence, but more on focused and healthcare process-related considerations.
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- Martin Möckel
- Notfall- und Akutmedizin mit Chest Pain Units, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte und Virchow-Klinikum, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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Lundin A, Svensson CJ, Hansson VU, Thorsson M, Oras J. High-sensitivity troponin T for detection of culprit lesions in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2024. [PMID: 38819029 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) often undergo coronary angiography, although a culprit lesion is found in only 30%-40% of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate high-sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) levels in post cardiac arrest patients with and without coronary culprit lesions; factors affecting hsTnT levels after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); and the diagnostic ability of hsTnT in identifying patients with culprit lesions. We hypothesized that peak hsTnT levels were higher during the initial 48 h after cardiac arrest in patients with a coronary culprit lesion. METHODS This was a retrospective observational study, which included patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit after an OHCA and who received a coronary angiography. Peak values and dynamic changes in hsTnT were analyzed in relation to the presence of a culprit lesion at coronary angiography. RESULTS A total of 238 patients were studied, of whom 140 had a culprit lesion. HsTnT levels during the initial 48 h were higher in patients with culprit lesions, longer time to ROSC and an unwitnessed cardiac arrest. At 6 to 12 h after ROSC, a hsTnT cut-off level of 1690 ng/L had a sensitivity of 64% and specificity of 84% to identify a culprit lesion. In patients without ST-elevations, hsTnT measured between 6 and 12 h after ROSC had a specificity above 90%, with a sensitivity of 46%. CONCLUSION HsTnT levels after cardiac arrest are higher in patients with coronary culprit lesions. Presence of a culprit lesion, witnessed status and the duration of CPR are important factors affecting hsTnT levels. Repeated measurement of hsTnT within the first 12 h after admission improved diagnostic accuracy but the value of hsTnT as a predictor of culprit lesions early after OHCA is limited.
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- Andreas Lundin
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Deb S, Drennan IR, Turner L, Cheskes S. Association of coronary angiography with ST-elevation and no ST-elevation in patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation - A substudy of the DOuble SEquential External Defibrillation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation (DOSE-VF randomized control trial). Resuscitation 2024; 198:110163. [PMID: 38447909 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Refractory ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (rVF/pVT) during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with poor survival. Double sequential defibrillation (DSED) and vector change (VC) improved survival for rVF/pVT in the DOSE-VF RCT. However, the role of angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (angiography/PCI) during the trial is unknown. OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of ST-elevation (STE) and no ST-elevation (NO-STE) on post-arrest ECG and the use of angiography/PCI in patients with rVF/pVT during the DOSE-VF RCT. METHOD Adults (≥18-years) with rVF/pVT OHCA randomized in the DOSE-VF RCT who survived to hospital admission were included. The primary analysis compared the proportion of angiography in STE and NO-STE. We performed regression modelling to examine association between STE, the interaction with defibrillation strategy, and survival to discharge controlling for known covariates. RESULTS We included 151 patients, 74 (49%) with STE and 77 (51%) with NO-STE. The proportion of angiography was higher in the STE cohort than NO-STE (87.8% vs 44.2%, p < 0.001); similarly the proportion of PCI was also higher (75.7% vs 9.1%, p < 0.001). Survival to discharge was similar between STE and NO-STE (63.5% vs 51.9%, p = 0.15). Use of angiography/PCI did not differ between defibrillation strategies. Decreased age (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92-0.98; p = 0.001) and angiography (OR 9.33, 95% CI 3.60-26.94; p < 0.001) were predictors of survival; however, STE was not. CONCLUSION We found high rates of angiography/PCI in patients with STE compared to NO-STE, however similar rates of survival. Angiography was an independent predictor of survival. Improved rates of survival employing DSED and VC were independent of angiography/PCI.
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- Saswata Deb
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
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- Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
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Perrella A, Geen O, Ahuja M, Scott S, Kaushik R, Ferrante LE, Brummel NE, Muscedere J, Rochwerg B. Exploring the Impact of Age, Frailty, and Multimorbidity on the Effect of ICU Interventions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Crit Care Med 2024:00003246-990000000-00331. [PMID: 38661459 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To date, age, frailty, and multimorbidity have been used primarily to inform prognosis in older adults. It remains uncertain, however, whether these patient factors may also predict response to critical care interventions or treatment outcomes. DATA SOURCES We conducted a systematic search of top general medicine and critical care journals for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining critical care interventions published between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2021. STUDY SELECTION We included RCTs of critical care interventions that examined any one of three subgroups-age, frailty, or multimorbidity. We excluded cluster RCTs, studies that did not report interventions in an ICU, and studies that did not report data examining subgroups of age, frailty, or multimorbidity. DATA EXTRACTION We collected study characteristics (single vs. multicountry enrollment, single vs. multicenter enrollment, funding, sample size, intervention, comparator, primary outcome and secondary outcomes, length of follow-up), study population (inclusion and exclusion criteria, average age in intervention and comparator groups), and subgroup data. We used the Instrument for assessing the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses instrument to evaluate the credibility of subgroup findings. DATA SYNTHESIS Of 2037 unique citations, we included 48 RCTs comprising 50,779 total participants. Seven (14.6%) RCTs found evidence of statistically significant effect modification based on age, whereas none of the multimorbidity or frailty subgroups found evidence of statistically significant subgroup effect. Subgroup credibility ranged from very low to moderate. CONCLUSIONS Most critical care RCTs do not examine for subgroup effects by frailty or multimorbidity. Although age is more commonly considered, the cut-point is variable, and relative effect modification is rare. Although interventional effects are likely similar across age groups, shared decision-making based on individual patient preferences must remain a priority. RCTs focused specifically on critically ill older adults or those living with frailty and/or multimorbidity are crucial to further address this research question.
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- Andrew Perrella
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Maiga AW, Snyder RA, Kao LS, Raval MV, Patel MB, Blakely ML. Advancing Randomized Clinical Trials in Surgery: Role of Exception From Informed Consent, Central Institutional Review Board, and Bayesian Approaches. J Surg Res 2024:S0022-4804(24)00167-7. [PMID: 38670847 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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- Amelia W Maiga
- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Critical Illness, Brain dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Critical Illness, Brain dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Surgical Services, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, Institute for Clinical Research and Learning Health Care, Institute for Implementation Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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Hamidi F, Anwari E, Spaulding C, Hauw-Berlemont C, Vilfaillot A, Viana-Tejedor A, Kern KB, Hsu CH, Bergmark BA, Qamar A, Bhatt DL, Furtado RHM, Myhre PL, Hengstenberg C, Lang IM, Frey N, Freund A, Desch S, Thiele H, Preusch MR, Zelniker TA. Early versus delayed coronary angiography in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and no ST-segment elevation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Res Cardiol 2024; 113:561-569. [PMID: 37495798 PMCID: PMC10954865 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02264-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent randomized controlled trials did not show benefit of early/immediate coronary angiography (CAG) over a delayed/selective strategy in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and no ST-segment elevation. However, whether selected subgroups, specifically those with a high pretest probability of coronary artery disease may benefit from early CAG remains unclear. METHODS We included all randomized controlled trials that compared a strategy of early/immediate versus delayed/selective CAG in OHCA patients and no ST elevation and had a follow-up of at least 30 days. The primary outcome of interest was all-cause death. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated and pooled across trials. Interaction testing was used to assess for heterogeneity of treatment effects. RESULTS In total, 1512 patients (67 years, 26% female, 23% prior myocardial infarction) were included from 5 randomized controlled trials. Early/immediate versus delayed/selective CAG was not associated with a statistically significant difference in odds of death (OR 1.12, 95%-CI 0.91-1.38), with similar findings for the composite outcome of all-cause death or neurological deficit (OR 1.10, 95%-CI 0.89-1.36). There was no effect modification for death by age, presence of a shockable initial cardiac rhythm, history of coronary artery disease, presence of an ischemic event as the presumed cause of arrest, or time to return of spontaneous circulation (all P-interaction > 0.10). However, early/immediate CAG tended to be associated with higher odds of death in women (OR 1.52, 95%-CI 1.00-2.31, P = 0.050) than in men (OR 1.04, 95%-CI 0.82-1.33, P = 0.74; P-interaction 0.097). CONCLUSION In OHCA patients without ST-segment elevation, a strategy of early/immediate versus delayed/selective CAG did not reduce all-cause mortality across major subgroups. However, women tended to have higher odds of death with early CAG.
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- Fardin Hamidi
- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Cité University, Sudden Cardiac Death Expert Center, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Biostatistique et Santé Publique, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Acute Cardiac Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Innovation Laboratory, Section of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, USA
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- Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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- Brazilian Clinical Research Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Akershus University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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van Diepen S, Le May MR, Alfaro P, Goldfarb MJ, Luk A, Mathew R, Peretz-Larochelle M, Rayner-Hartley E, Russo JJ, Senaratne JM, Ainsworth C, Belley-Côté E, Fordyce CB, Kromm J, Overgaard CB, Schnell G, Wong GC. Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Clinical Practice Update on Optimal Post Cardiac Arrest and Refractory Cardiac Arrest Patient Care. Can J Cardiol 2024; 40:524-539. [PMID: 38604702 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2024.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Survival to hospital discharge among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is low and important regional differences in treatment practices and survival have been described. Since the 2017 publication of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society's position statement on OHCA care, multiple randomized controlled trials have helped to better define optimal post cardiac arrest care. This working group provides updated guidance on the timing of cardiac catheterization in patients with ST-elevation and without ST-segment elevation, on a revised temperature control strategy targeting normothermia instead of hypothermia, blood pressure, oxygenation, and ventilation parameters, and on the treatment of rhythmic and periodic electroencephalography patterns in patients with a resuscitated OHCA. In addition, prehospital trials have helped craft new expert opinions on antiarrhythmic strategies (amiodarone or lidocaine) and outline the potential role for double sequential defibrillation in patients with refractory cardiac arrest when equipment and training is available. Finally, we advocate for regionalized OHCA care systems with admissions to a hospital capable of integrating their post OHCA care with comprehensive on-site cardiovascular services and provide guidance on the potential role of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with refractory cardiac arrest. We believe that knowledge translation through national harmonization and adoption of contemporary best practices has the potential to improve survival and functional outcomes in the OHCA population.
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- Sean van Diepen
- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Royal Columbian Hospital, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CAPITAL Research Group, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital and the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital and the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Scquizzato T, Sandroni C, Soar J, Nolan JP. Top cardiac arrest randomised trials of 2023. Resuscitation 2024; 196:110133. [PMID: 38311283 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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- Tommaso Scquizzato
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, United Kingdom; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom
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Park MJ, Choi YJ, Shim M, Cho Y, Park J, Choi J, Kim J, Lee E, Kim SY. Performance of ECG-Derived Digital Biomarker for Screening Coronary Occlusion in Resuscitated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Comparative Study between Artificial Intelligence and a Group of Experts. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1354. [PMID: 38592195 PMCID: PMC10932362 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13051354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Acute coronary syndrome is a significant part of cardiac etiology contributing to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and immediate coronary angiography has been proposed to improve survival. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an AI algorithm in diagnosing near-total or total occlusion of coronary arteries in OHCA patients who regained spontaneous circulation. Conducted from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022 at a tertiary university hospital emergency department, it involved 82 OHCA patients, with 58 qualifying after exclusions. The AI used was the Quantitative ECG (QCG™) system, which provides a STEMI diagnostic score ranging from 0 to 100. The QCG score's diagnostic performance was compared to assessments by two emergency physicians and three cardiologists. Among the patients, coronary occlusion was identified in 24. The QCG score showed a significant difference between occlusion and non-occlusion groups, with the former scoring higher. The QCG biomarker had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.770, outperforming the expert group's AUC of 0.676. It demonstrated 70.8% sensitivity and 79.4% specificity. These findings suggest that the AI-based ECG biomarker could predict coronary occlusion in resuscitated OHCA patients, and it was non-inferior to the consensus of the expert group.
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- Min Ji Park
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon-si 16499, Republic of Korea; (M.J.P.); (M.S.); (S.-Y.K.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon-si 16499, Republic of Korea; (M.J.P.); (M.S.); (S.-Y.K.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon-si 16499, Republic of Korea; (M.J.P.); (M.S.); (S.-Y.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea; (Y.C.); (J.P.); (J.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea; (Y.C.); (J.P.); (J.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea; (Y.C.); (J.P.); (J.C.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea; (J.K.); (E.L.)
- Big Data Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea; (J.K.); (E.L.)
- Big Data Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon-si 16499, Republic of Korea; (M.J.P.); (M.S.); (S.-Y.K.)
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Agostinucci JM, Alhéritière A, Metzger J, Nadiras P, Martineau L, Bertrand P, Gentilhomme A, Petrovic T, Adnet F, Lapostolle F. Evolution of the use of intraosseous vascular access in prehospital advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation: The IOVA-CPR study. Int J Nurs Pract 2024:e13244. [PMID: 38409923 DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Obtaining vascular access is crucial in critically ill patients. The EZ-IO® device is easy to use and has a high insertion success rate. Therefore, the use of intraosseous vascular access (IOVA) has gradually increased. AIM We aim to determine how IOVA was integrated into management of vascular access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation. METHODS Analysing the data from the OHCA French registry for events occurring between 1 January 2013 and 15 March 2021, we studied: demography, circumstances of occurrence and management including vascular access, delays and evolution. The primary outcome was the rate of IOVA implantation. RESULTS Among the 7156 OHCA included in the registry, we analysed the 3964 (55%) who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The vascular access was peripheral in 3122 (79%) cases, intraosseous in 775 (20%) cases and central in 12 (<1%) cases. The use of IOVA has increased linearly (R2 = 0.61) during the 33 successive trimesters studied representing 7% of all vascular access in 2013 and 33% in 2021 (p = 0.001). It was significantly more frequent in traumatic cardiac arrest: 12% versus 5%; p < 0.0001. The first epinephrine bolus occurred significantly later in the IOVA group, at 6 (4-10) versus 5 (3-8) min; p < 0.0001. Survival rate in the IOVA group was significantly lower, at 1% versus 7%; p < 0.0001. CONCLUSION The insertion rate of IOVA significantly increased over the studied period, to reach 30% of all vascular access in the management OHCA patients. The place of the intraosseous route in the strategy of venous access during the management of prehospital cardiac arrest has yet to be determined.
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- Jean-Marc Agostinucci
- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
- Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
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- Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier Intercommunal Le Raincy-Montfermeil, Montfermeil, France
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- Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- SAMU 93 - UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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Byrne RA, Rossello X, Coughlan JJ, Barbato E, Berry C, Chieffo A, Claeys MJ, Dan GA, Dweck MR, Galbraith M, Gilard M, Hinterbuchner L, Jankowska EA, Jüni P, Kimura T, Kunadian V, Leosdottir M, Lorusso R, Pedretti RFE, Rigopoulos AG, Rubini Gimenez M, Thiele H, Vranckx P, Wassmann S, Wenger NK, Ibanez B. 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2024; 13:55-161. [PMID: 37740496 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuad107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Nishimura T, Inoue A, Taira T, Suga M, Ijuin S, Hifumi T, Sakamoto T, Kuroda Y, Ishihara S. Intra-aortic balloon pump in patients with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest caused by acute coronary syndrome. Resuscitation 2024; 195:110091. [PMID: 38101507 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the association between intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) use in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) caused by acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who received extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) and 30-day outcomes. METHODS This study was a secondary analysis of data from the SAVE-J II study, a retrospective, multicenter registry study involving 36 participating institutions in Japan. Patients with cardiac arrest caused by ACS who received ECPR were divided into two groups depending on whether or not they received IABP. The primary outcome was 30-day survival. Subgroup analysis was performed to detect what type of patients were mostly associated with improved outcomes. RESULTS Of 2,157 patients registered in the SAVE-J II study, 877 patients were enrolled in this study, 702 patients in the IABP group and 175 patients in the non-IABP group. Multivariable logistic regression analysis did not reveal a significant difference in 30-day survival (OR 1.37, 95% CI 0.91-2.07, p = 0.13). In the subgroup analysis, 30-day survival among patients without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and stenosis of multiple coronary vessels were associated with IABP use. CONCLUSIONS IABP use in patients with OHCA with ACS who received ECPR is not associated with 30-day survival. The use of IABP in patients who did not have PCI and have multiple coronary vessel stenoses warrants further study.
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- Takeshi Nishimura
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe city, Hyogo, Japan.
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe city, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe city, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe city, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe city, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Akashicho, Chuo city, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Trauma and Critical Care Center, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Itabashi city, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency, Disaster, and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu city, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe city, Hyogo, Japan
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Rashid K, Waheed MA, Ansar F, Makram AM, Hasan A, Ahmed S, Khan ST, Ubaid A, Ibad AA, Basri R, Makram OM, Khan Y, Rashad N, Elzouki A. Early coronary angioplasty fails to lower all-cause mortality in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Sci Rep 2024; 7:e1379. [PMID: 38299209 PMCID: PMC10828130 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Introduction Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is defined as the loss of functional mechanical activity of the heart in association with an absence of systemic circulation, occurring outside of a hospital. Immediate coronary angiography (CAG) with percutaneous coronary intervention is recommended for OHCA with ST-elevation. We aimed to evaluate the effect of early CAG on mortality and neurological outcomes in OHCA patients without ST-elevation. Methods This meta-analysis and systemic review was conducted as per principles of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) group. A protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO, Ref No. = CRD42022327833). A total of 674 studies were retrieved after scanning several databases (PubMed Central, EMBASE, Medline, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials). Results A total of 18 studies were selected for the final analysis, including 6 randomized control trials and 12 observational studies. Statistically, there was no significant difference in primary outcome, i.e., mortality, between early and delayed CAG. In terms of the grade of neurological recovery as a secondary outcome, early and delayed CAG groups also showed no statistically significant difference. Conclusion Early CAG has no survival benefits in patients with no ST elevations on ECG after OHCA.
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- Khalid Rashid
- Internal MedicineJames Cook University HospitalMiddlesbroughUK
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- Department of MedicineQuaid e Azam International HospitalIslamabadPakistan
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- Public health, School of Public HealthImperial College LondonLondonUK
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care MedicineOctober 6 University HospitalGizaEgypt
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- Department of MedicineMohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health SciencesDubaiUAE
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- MedicineKing Abdullah Teaching HospitalMansehraPakistan
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- Internal MedicineUniversity of Missouri Kansas CityKansas CityMissouriUSA
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- Department of MedicineHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar
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- Public health, Faculty of Public Health and PolicyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Medicine, Center for Health & NatureHouston Methodist HospitalHoustonTexasUSA
- Department of CardiologyOctober 6 University HospitalGizaEgypt
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- Department of MedicineKhyber Teaching HospitalPeshawarPakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Hamad General HospitalWeill Cornell MedicineAr‐RayyanQatar
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Hirsch KG, Abella BS, Amorim E, Bader MK, Barletta JF, Berg K, Callaway CW, Friberg H, Gilmore EJ, Greer DM, Kern KB, Livesay S, May TL, Neumar RW, Nolan JP, Oddo M, Peberdy MA, Poloyac SM, Seder D, Taccone FS, Uzendu A, Walsh B, Zimmerman JL, Geocadin RG. Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society. Neurocrit Care 2024; 40:1-37. [PMID: 38040992 PMCID: PMC10861627 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01871-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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The critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest is burdened by a lack of high-quality clinical studies and the resultant lack of high-certainty evidence. This results in limited practice guideline recommendations, which may lead to uncertainty and variability in management. Critical care management is crucial in patients after cardiac arrest and affects outcome. Although guidelines address some relevant topics (including temperature control and neurological prognostication of comatose survivors, 2 topics for which there are more robust clinical studies), many important subject areas have limited or nonexistent clinical studies, leading to the absence of guidelines or low-certainty evidence. The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and the Neurocritical Care Society collaborated to address this gap by organizing an expert consensus panel and conference. Twenty-four experienced practitioners (including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and a respiratory therapist) from multiple medical specialties, levels, institutions, and countries made up the panel. Topics were identified and prioritized by the panel and arranged by organ system to facilitate discussion, debate, and consensus building. Statements related to postarrest management were generated, and 80% agreement was required to approve a statement. Voting was anonymous and web based. Topics addressed include neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, hematological, infectious, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and general critical care management. Areas of uncertainty, areas for which no consensus was reached, and future research directions are also included. Until high-quality studies that inform practice guidelines in these areas are available, the expert panel consensus statements that are provided can advise clinicians on the critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest.
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- San Francisco-Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Providence Mission Hospital Nursing Center of Excellence/Critical Care Services, Mission Viejo, USA
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- Sarver Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK
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- CHUV-Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, USA
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- University of Texas Medical Branch School of Health Sciences, Galveston, USA
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Ciullo AL, Tonna JE. The state of emergency department extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Where are we now, and where are we going? J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open 2024; 5:e13101. [PMID: 38260003 PMCID: PMC10800292 DOI: 10.1002/emp2.13101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) has emerged in the context of the emergency department as a life-saving therapy for patients with refractory cardiac arrest. This review examines the utility of ECPR based on current evidence gleaned from three pivotal trials: the ARREST trial, the Prague study, and the INCEPTION trial. We also discuss several considerations in the care of these complex patients, including prehospital strategy, patient selection, and postcardiac arrest management. Collectively, the evidence from these trials emphasizes the growing significance of ECPR as a viable intervention, highlighting its potential for improved outcomes and survival rates in patients with refractory cardiac arrest when employed judiciously. As such, these findings advocate the need for further research and protocol development to optimize its use in diverse clinical scenarios.
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- Anna L. Ciullo
- Division of Cardiothoracic SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Utah HealthSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- Division of Emergency MedicineDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Utah HealthSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Utah HealthSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
- Division of Emergency MedicineDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Utah HealthSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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Ford VJ, Klein HG, Danner RL, Applefeld WN, Wang J, Cortes-Puch I, Eichacker PQ, Natanson C. Controls, comparator arms, and designs for critical care comparative effectiveness research: It's complicated. Clin Trials 2024; 21:124-135. [PMID: 37615179 PMCID: PMC10891304 DOI: 10.1177/17407745231195094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Comparative effectiveness research is meant to determine which commonly employed medical interventions are most beneficial, least harmful, and/or most costly in a real-world setting. While the objectives for comparative effectiveness research are clear, the field has failed to develop either a uniform definition of comparative effectiveness research or an appropriate set of recommendations to provide standards for the design of critical care comparative effectiveness research trials, spurring controversy in recent years. The insertion of non-representative control and/or comparator arm subjects into critical care comparative effectiveness research trials can threaten trial subjects' safety. Nonetheless, the broader scientific community does not always appreciate the importance of defining and maintaining critical care practices during a trial, especially when vulnerable, critically ill populations are studied. Consequently, critical care comparative effectiveness research trials sometimes lack properly constructed control or active comparator arms altogether and/or suffer from the inclusion of "unusual critical care" that may adversely affect groups enrolled in one or more arms. This oversight has led to critical care comparative effectiveness research trial designs that impair informed consent, confound interpretation of trial results, and increase the risk of harm for trial participants. METHODS/EXAMPLES We propose a novel approach to performing critical care comparative effectiveness research trials that mandates the documentation of critical care practices prior to trial initiation. We also classify the most common types of critical care comparative effectiveness research trials, as well as the most frequent errors in trial design. We present examples of these design flaws drawn from past and recently published trials as well as examples of trials that avoided those errors. Finally, we summarize strategies employed successfully in well-designed trials, in hopes of suggesting a comprehensive standard for the field. CONCLUSION Flawed critical care comparative effectiveness research trial designs can lead to unsound trial conclusions, compromise informed consent, and increase risks to research subjects, undermining the major goal of comparative effectiveness research: to inform current practice. Well-constructed control and comparator arms comprise indispensable elements of critical care comparative effectiveness research trials, key to improving the trials' safety and to generating trial results likely to improve patient outcomes in clinical practice.
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- Verity J Ford
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Tamis-Holland JE, Menon V, Johnson NJ, Kern KB, Lemor A, Mason PJ, Rodgers M, Serrao GW, Yannopoulos D. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Management of the Comatose Adult Patient With an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2024; 149:e274-e295. [PMID: 38112086 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death, accounting for ≈50% of all cardiovascular deaths. The prognosis of such individuals is poor, with <10% surviving to hospital discharge. Survival with a favorable neurologic outcome is highest among individuals who present with a witnessed shockable rhythm, received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, achieve return of spontaneous circulation within 15 minutes of arrest, and have evidence of ST-segment elevation on initial ECG after return of spontaneous circulation. The cardiac catheterization laboratory plays an important role in the coordinated Chain of Survival for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The catheterization laboratory can be used to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and resuscitative support after sudden cardiac arrest from many different cardiac causes, but it has a unique importance in the treatment of cardiac arrest resulting from underlying coronary artery disease. Over the past few years, numerous trials have clarified the role of the cardiac catheterization laboratory in the management of resuscitated patients or those with ongoing cardiac arrest. This scientific statement provides an update on the contemporary approach to managing resuscitated patients or those with ongoing cardiac arrest.
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Perman SM, Elmer J, Maciel CB, Uzendu A, May T, Mumma BE, Bartos JA, Rodriguez AJ, Kurz MC, Panchal AR, Rittenberger JC. 2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2024; 149:e254-e273. [PMID: 38108133 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Cardiac arrest is common and deadly, affecting up to 700 000 people in the United States annually. Advanced cardiac life support measures are commonly used to improve outcomes. This "2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support" summarizes the most recent published evidence for and recommendations on the use of medications, temperature management, percutaneous coronary angiography, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and seizure management in this population. We discuss the lack of data in recent cardiac arrest literature that limits our ability to evaluate diversity, equity, and inclusion in this population. Last, we consider how the cardiac arrest population may make up an important pool of organ donors for those awaiting organ transplantation.
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Hirsch KG, Abella BS, Amorim E, Bader MK, Barletta JF, Berg K, Callaway CW, Friberg H, Gilmore EJ, Greer DM, Kern KB, Livesay S, May TL, Neumar RW, Nolan JP, Oddo M, Peberdy MA, Poloyac SM, Seder D, Taccone FS, Uzendu A, Walsh B, Zimmerman JL, Geocadin RG. Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society. Circulation 2024; 149:e168-e200. [PMID: 38014539 PMCID: PMC10775969 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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The critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest is burdened by a lack of high-quality clinical studies and the resultant lack of high-certainty evidence. This results in limited practice guideline recommendations, which may lead to uncertainty and variability in management. Critical care management is crucial in patients after cardiac arrest and affects outcome. Although guidelines address some relevant topics (including temperature control and neurological prognostication of comatose survivors, 2 topics for which there are more robust clinical studies), many important subject areas have limited or nonexistent clinical studies, leading to the absence of guidelines or low-certainty evidence. The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and the Neurocritical Care Society collaborated to address this gap by organizing an expert consensus panel and conference. Twenty-four experienced practitioners (including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and a respiratory therapist) from multiple medical specialties, levels, institutions, and countries made up the panel. Topics were identified and prioritized by the panel and arranged by organ system to facilitate discussion, debate, and consensus building. Statements related to postarrest management were generated, and 80% agreement was required to approve a statement. Voting was anonymous and web based. Topics addressed include neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, hematological, infectious, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and general critical care management. Areas of uncertainty, areas for which no consensus was reached, and future research directions are also included. Until high-quality studies that inform practice guidelines in these areas are available, the expert panel consensus statements that are provided can advise clinicians on the critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest.
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Giovachini L, Laghlam D, Geri G, Picard F, Varenne O, Marijon E, Dumas F, Cariou A. Prolonged follow-up after apparently unexplained sudden cardiac arrest: A retrospective study. Resuscitation 2024; 194:110095. [PMID: 38103858 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND We hypothesized that a prolonged follow-up of survivors of unexplained sudden cardiac arrest (USCA) would subsequently unmask electrical heart disorders in a significant proportion of cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) admitted alive in our cardiac arrest center over 20-years (2002-2022). The diagnosis of USCA was made when no etiology was found after thorough initial hospital investigations. We identified all the new diagnoses established during follow-up, and compared outcomes according to underlying heart diseases. RESULTS Out of the 2482 OHCA patients, 68 (2.7%) were initially classified as USCA and 30 (1.2%) with electrical heart disorders. Compared to other cardiac etiologies of OHCA, both USCA and electrical heart disorders patients were younger (mean age 48.5 and 43.5 year-old respectively, versus 62.5 year-old; p < 0.0001), with a higher rate of family history of SCA (17.6 and 23.3% respectively versus 9.2%; p = 0.003). Six patients in each group were lost to follow-up at discharge (6/68, 8.8% in the USCA group, 6/30 20% in the electrical heart disorders group). During a mean follow-up of 8.1 ± 6.3 years, a diagnosis was eventually established in 24.3% of USCA patients (9/35), most of them as electrical heart disorders (55.6%, 5/9). No post-discharge death occurred in both USCA and electrical heart disorders groups, with approximately 10% of appropriate therapy delivered by the implantable cardioverter defibrillator. CONCLUSION Our findings emphasized that approximately a quarter of patients who had been initially considered as having apparently USCA after index hospital stay actually reveal heart conditions, especially electrical heart disorders.
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- Louis Giovachini
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, CMC Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, 48 Ter Boulevard Victor Hugo, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Faculté de Santé, UFR de Médecine, Paris, France; Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Faculté de Santé, UFR de Médecine, Paris, France; Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Faculté de Santé, UFR de Médecine, Paris, France; Cardiology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Faculté de Santé, UFR de Médecine, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Faculté de Santé, UFR de Médecine, Paris, France
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Burns B, Marschner I, Eggins R, Buscher H, Morton RL, Bendall J, Keech A, Dennis M. A randomized trial of expedited intra-arrest transfer versus more extended on-scene resuscitation for refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest: Rationale and design of the EVIDENCE trial. Am Heart J 2024; 267:22-32. [PMID: 37871782 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Refractory Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (r-OHCA) is common and the benefit versus harm of intra-arrest transport of patients to hospital is not clear. OBJECTIVE To assess the rate of survival to hospital discharge in adult patients with r-OHCA, initial rhythm pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT)/ventricular fibrillation (VF) or Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) treated with 1 of 2 locally accepted standards of care:1 expedited transport from scene; or2 ongoing advanced life support (ALS) resuscitation on-scene. HYPOTHESIS We hypothesize that expedited transport from scene in r-OHCA improves survival with favorable neurological status/outcome. METHODS/DESIGN Phase III, multi-center, partially blinded, prospective, intention-to-treat, safety and efficacy clinical trial with contemporaneous registry of patient ineligible for the clinical trial. Eligible patients for inclusion are adults with witnessed r-OHCA; estimated age 18 to 70, assumed medical cause with immediate bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); initial rhythm of VF/pulseless VT, or PEA; no return of spontaneous circulation following 3 shocks and/or 15 minutes of professional on-scene resuscitation; with mechanical CPR available. Two hundred patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either expedited transport from scene or ongoing ALS at the scene of cardiac arrest. SETTING Two urban regions in NSW Australia. OUTCOMES Primary: survival to hospital discharge with cerebral performance category (CPC) 1 or 2. Secondary: safety, survival, prognostic factors, use of ECMO supported CPR and functional assessment at hospital discharge and 4 weeks and 6 months, quality of life, healthcare use and cost-effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS The EVIDENCE trial will determine the potential risks and benefits of an expedited transport from scene of cardiac arrest.
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- Brian Burns
- New South Wales Ambulance, Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney Australia
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- St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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Ferraz Costa G, Santos I, Sousa J, Beirão S, Teixeira R. Coronary angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Coron Artery Dis 2024; 35:67-75. [PMID: 37861181 DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a poor prognosis. The optimal timing and role of early coronary angiography (CAG) in OHCA patients without ST-segment elevation remains unclear. The goal of this study is to compare an early CAG versus delayed CAG strategy in OHCA patients without ST elevation. METHODS We systematically searched PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases, in June 2022, for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing early versus delayed early CAG. A random effects meta-analysis was performed. RESULTS A total of seven RCTs were included, providing a total of 1625 patients: 816 in an early strategy and 807 in a delayed strategy. In terms of outcomes assessed, our meta-analysis revealed a similar rate of all-cause mortality (pooled odds ratio [OR] 1.22 [0.99-1.50], P = 0.06, I 2 = 0%), neurological status (pooled OR 0.94 [0.74-1.21], = 0.65, I 2 = 0%), need of renal replacement therapy (pooled OR 1.11 [0.78-1.74], P = 0.47, I 2 = 0%) and major bleeding events (pooled OR 1.51 [0.95-2.40], P = 0.08, I 2 = 69%). CONCLUSION According to our meta-analysis, in patients who experienced OHCA without ST elevation, early CAG is not associated with reduced mortality or an improved neurological status.
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- Gonçalo Ferraz Costa
- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Coimbra
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Coimbra
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Zeymer U, Pöss J, Zahn R, Thiele H. [Prehospital resuscitation : Current status, results and strategies for improvement in Germany]. Herz 2023; 48:456-461. [PMID: 37831069 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-023-05214-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is one of the most frequent causes of death in Europe and is associated with a dismal prognosis. The annual incidence in Germany is approximately 100-120 per 100,000 inhabitants (ca. 80,000-100,000 cases). With the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) about 40% of patients have a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); however, after OHCA only 15% of patients survive for 30 days and less than 10% survive with no or only minor neurological deficits. Data from the German Resuscitation Register demonstrate that there was no change in the results over the last 15 years, despite all medical innovations, higher rates of coronary interventions, higher use of mechanical support systems and improvement in intensive care treatment. A high proportion of patients with OHCA have a cardiac or coronary cause. As shown by the data from the German Cardiac Arrest Register (G-CAR) an early coronary angiography is often carried out after CPR in Germany; however, in randomized clinical studies an immediate coronary angiography in patients with non-ST segment elevation in the electrocardiogram (ECG) was not associated with an improvement in the prognosis. In large randomized studies the use of mechanical CPR systems and the implantation of mechanical circulatory support devices after OHCA also did not lead to a reduction in mortality. The most important impact factor for the success of CPR is the time interval between collapse and start of CPR, if possible also by bystander resuscitation. Therefore, the focus of efforts for improving CPR should be on increasing the rate of patients with early CPR. Experiences from Denmark and The Netherlands indicate that this can be successful by education and training of the general population, telephone resuscitation and apps for alerting lay persons.
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- Uwe Zeymer
- Medizinische Klinik B, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Bremserstr. 79, 67063, Ludwigshafen, Deutschland.
- Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Deutschland.
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- Herzzentrum Leipzig der Universität Leipzig und Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik B, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Bremserstr. 79, 67063, Ludwigshafen, Deutschland
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- Herzzentrum Leipzig der Universität Leipzig und Leipzig Heart Science, Leipzig, Deutschland
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Zilinyi RS, Fertel BS, Chang BC, Abrukin L, Suh EH, Sayan OR, McCarty M, Stant JA, Chuich T, Smyth ET, Neuberg G, Collins MB, Kirtane AJ, Moses J, Rabbani L. Updating a Healthcare System-wide Clinical Pathway for Managing Chest Pain and Acute Coronary Syndromes. Crit Pathw Cardiol 2023; 22:103-109. [PMID: 37782621 DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Clinical pathways are useful tools for conveying and reinforcing best practices to standardize care and optimize patient outcomes across myriad conditions. The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System has utilized a clinical chest pain pathway for more than 20 years to facilitate the timely recognition and management of patients presenting with chest pain syndromes and acute coronary syndromes. This chest pain pathway is regularly updated by an expanding group of key stakeholders, which has extended from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center to encompass the entire regional healthcare system, which includes 8 hospitals. In this 2023 update of the NewYork-Presbyterian clinical chest pain pathway, we present the key changes to the healthcare system-wide clinical chest pain pathway.
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- Robert S Zilinyi
- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Quality and Patient Safety, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
- Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Allen Hospital, New York, NY
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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Sunderland N, Cheese F, Leadbetter Z, Joshi NV, Mariathas M, Felekos I, Biswas S, Dalton G, Dastidar A, Aziz S, McKenzie D, Kandan R, Khavandi A, Rahbi H, Bourdeaux C, Rooney K, Govier M, Thomas M, Dorman S, Strange J, Johnson TW. Validation of the MIRACLE 2 Score for Prognostication After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest. Interv Cardiol 2023; 18:e29. [PMID: 38213747 PMCID: PMC10782425 DOI: 10.15420/icr.2023.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with very poor clinical outcomes. An optimal pathway of care is yet to be defined, but prognostication is likely to assist in the challenging decision-making required for treatment of this high-risk patient cohort. The MIRACLE2 score provides a simple method of neuro-prognostication but as yet it has not been externally validated. The aim of this study was therefore to retrospectively apply the score to a cohort of OHCA patients to assess the predictive ability and accuracy in the identification of neurological outcome. Methods Retrospective data of patients identified by hospital coding, over a period of 18 months, were collected from a large tertiary-level cardiac centre with a mature, multidisciplinary OHCA service. MIRACLE2 score performance was assessed against three existing OHCA prognostication scores. Results Patients with all-comer OHCA, of presumed cardiac origin, with and without evidence of ST-elevation MI (43.4% versus 56.6%, respectively) were included. Regardless of presentation, the MIRACLE2 score performed well in neuro-prognostication, with a low MIRACLE2 score (≤2) providing a negative predictive value of 94% for poor neurological outcome at discharge, while a high score (≥5) had a positive predictive value of 95%. A high MIRACLE2 score performed well regardless of presenting ECG, with 91% of patients receiving early coronary angiography having a poor outcome. Conclusion The MIRACLE2 score has good prognostic performance and is easily applicable to cardiac-origin OHCA presentation at the hospital front door. Prognostic scoring may assist decision-making regarding early angiographic assessment.
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- Nicholas Sunderland
- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Cardiology Department, North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol, UK
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- Cardiology Department, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust Combe Park, Bath, UK
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- Cardiology Department, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust Combe Park, Bath, UK
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- Cardiology Department, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust Combe Park, Bath, UK
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- Cardiology Department, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Swindon, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, UK
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Htet NN, Jafari D, Walker JA, Pourmand A, Shaw A, Dinh K, Tran QK. Trend of Outcome Metrics in Recent Out-of-Hospital-Cardiac-Arrest Research: A Narrative Review of Clinical Trials. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7196. [PMID: 38002808 PMCID: PMC10672249 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12227196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) research traditionally focuses on survival. In 2018, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) proposed more patient-centered outcomes. Our narrative review assessed clinical trials after 2018 to identify the trends of outcome metrics in the field OHCA research. We performed a search of the PubMed database from 1 January 2019 to 22 September 2023. Prospective clinical trials involving adult humans were eligible. Studies that did not report any patient-related outcomes or were not available in full-text or English language were excluded. The articles were assessed for demographic information and primary and secondary outcomes. We included 89 studies for analysis. For the primary outcome, 31 (35%) studies assessed neurocognitive functions, and 27 (30%) used survival. For secondary outcomes, neurocognitive function was present in 20 (22%) studies, and survival was present in 10 (11%) studies. Twenty-six (29%) studies used both survival and neurocognitive function. Since the publication of the COSCA guidelines in 2018, there has been an increased focus on neurologic outcomes. Although survival outcomes are used frequently, we observed a trend toward fewer studies with ROSC as a primary outcome. There were no quality-of-life assessments, suggesting a need for more studies with patient-centered outcomes that can inform the guidelines for cardiac-arrest management.
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- Natalie N. Htet
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;
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- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA;
- Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA;
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Burnett School of Medicine, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA;
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- Research Associate Program in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Research Associate Program in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Research Associate Program in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Program in Trauma, The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Huebinger R, Del Rios M, Abella BS, McNally B, Bakunas C, Witkov R, Panczyk M, Boerwinkle E, Bobrow B. Impact of Receiving Hospital on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcome: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Texas. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e031005. [PMID: 37929677 PMCID: PMC10727382 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Background Factors associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcome disparities remain poorly understood. We evaluated the role of receiving hospital on OHCA outcome disparities. Methods and Results We studied people with OHCA who survived to hospital admission from TX-CARES (Texas Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival), 2014 to 2021. Using census data, we stratified OHCAs into majority (>50%) strata: non-Hispanic White race and ethnicity, non-Hispanic Black race and ethnicity, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. We stratified hospitals into performance quartiles based on the primary outcome, survival with good neurologic outcome. We evaluated the association between race and ethnicity and care at higher-performance hospitals. We compared 3 models evaluating the association between race and ethnicity and outcome: (1) ignoring hospital, (2) adjusting for hospital as a random intercept, and (3) adjusting for hospital performance quartile. We adjusted models for possible confounders. We included 10 434 OHCAs. Hospital performance quartile outcome rates ranged from 11.3% (fourth) to 37.1% (first). Compared with OHCAs in neighborhoods of majority White race, those in neighborhoods of majority Black race (odds ratio [OR], 0.1 [95% CI, 0.1-0.1]) and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (OR, 0.2 [95% CI, 0.2-0.2]) were less likely to be cared for at higher-performing hospitals. Compared with White neighborhoods (30.1%) and ignoring hospital, outcomes were worse in Black neighborhoods (15.4%; adjusted OR [aOR], 0.5 [95% CI, 0.4-0.5]) and Hispanic or Latino neighborhoods (19.2%; aOR, 0.6 [95% CI, 0.5-0.7]). Adjusting for hospital as a random intercept, outcomes improved for Black neighborhoods (aOR, 0.9 [95% CI, 0.7-1.05]) and Hispanic or Latino neighborhoods (aOR, 0.9 [95% CI, 0.8-0.99]). Adjusting for hospital performance quartile, outcomes improved for Black neighborhoods (aOR, 0.8 [95% CI, 0.7-1.01]) and Hispanic or Latino neighborhoods (aOR, 0.9 [95% CI, 0.8-0.996]). Conclusions In Black and Hispanic or Latino communities, OHCAs were less likely to be cared for at higher-performing hospitals, and adjusting for receiving hospital improved OHCA outcome disparities.
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- Ryan Huebinger
- Texas Emergency Medicine Research CenterMcGovern Medical SchoolHoustonTXUSA
- Department of Emergency MedicineMcGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)HoustonTXUSA
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- Department of Emergency MedicineUniversity of IowaIowa CityIAUSA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Center for Resuscitation ScienceUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Department of Emergency MedicineEmory UniversityAtlantaGAUSA
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- Texas Emergency Medicine Research CenterMcGovern Medical SchoolHoustonTXUSA
- Department of Emergency MedicineMcGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)HoustonTXUSA
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- Texas Emergency Medicine Research CenterMcGovern Medical SchoolHoustonTXUSA
- Department of Emergency MedicineMcGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)HoustonTXUSA
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- Texas Emergency Medicine Research CenterMcGovern Medical SchoolHoustonTXUSA
- Department of Emergency MedicineMcGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)HoustonTXUSA
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- Texas Emergency Medicine Research CenterMcGovern Medical SchoolHoustonTXUSA
- Department of Emergency MedicineMcGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)HoustonTXUSA
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Davila E, Chirayil J, Silverberg M. Early versus delayed coronary angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation. Acad Emerg Med 2023; 30:1174-1175. [PMID: 37423252 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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- Esteban Davila
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Sarma D, Jentzer JC. Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Resuscitated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Curr Cardiol Rep 2023; 25:1523-1533. [PMID: 37874467 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01980-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The role of emergent cardiac catheterization after resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has evolved based on recent randomized evidence. This review aims to discuss the latest evidence and current indications for emergent coronary angiography (CAG) and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) use following OHCA. RECENT FINDINGS In contrast to previous observational data, recent RCTs evaluating early CAG in resuscitated OHCA patients without ST elevation have uniformly demonstrated a lack of benefit in terms of survival or neurological outcome. There is currently no randomized evidence supporting MCS use specifically in patients with resuscitated OHCA and cardiogenic shock. Urgent CAG should be considered in all patients with ST elevation, recurrent electrical or hemodynamic instability, those who are awake following resuscitated OHCA, and those receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). Recent evidence suggests that CAG may be safely delayed in hemodynamically stable patients without ST-segment elevation following resuscitated OHCA.
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- Dhruv Sarma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Shoaib A, Salim N, Shahid AR, Amir MA, Shiraz MI, Ayaz A, Khan BS, Ansari SA, Suheb MK, Merza N, Shahid I. Effectiveness of Emergency versus Nonemergent Coronary Angiography After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Cardiol 2023; 205:379-386. [PMID: 37657411 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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The optimal timing of coronary angiography (CAG) in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without ST-segment elevation remains controversial. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized control trials to investigate the effectiveness of emergency CAG versus delayed CAG in OHCA patients with a non-ST-segment elevated rhythm. PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, and JBI databases were searched from inception to September 7, 2022. Our primary end point was survival with a good neurological outcome, whereas the secondary outcomes included short-term survival, mid-term survival, recurrent arrhythmias, myocardial infarction after hospitalization, major bleeding, acute kidney injury, and left ventricular ejection fraction. Nine randomized control trials involving 2,569 patients were included in this analysis. Our meta-analysis showed no significant difference in the improvement of neurological outcome (RR 0.96, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] [0.87, 1.06]), short-term survival (risk ratio [RR] 0.98, 95% CI [0.89, 1.08]), mid-term survival (RR 0.98, 95% CI [0.87, 1.10]), recurrent arrhythmias (RR 1.02, 95% CI [0.50, 2.06]), myocardial infarction (RR 0.66, 95% CI [0.13, 3.30]), major bleeding (RR 0.96, 95% CI [0.55, 1.69]), acute kidney injury (RR 1.20, 95% CI [0.32, 4.49]) and left ventricular ejection fraction (RR 0.89, 95% CI [0.69, 1.15]) in patients who underwent emergency CAG compared with delayed CAG patients. In conclusion, our analysis revealed that emergency CAG had no prognostic superiority over delayed CAG in patients with OHCA without ST-segment elevation.
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- Aqsa Shoaib
- Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside
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- Department of Medicine, Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Preventive Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston, Texas.
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Byrne RA, Rossello X, Coughlan JJ, Barbato E, Berry C, Chieffo A, Claeys MJ, Dan GA, Dweck MR, Galbraith M, Gilard M, Hinterbuchner L, Jankowska EA, Jüni P, Kimura T, Kunadian V, Leosdottir M, Lorusso R, Pedretti RFE, Rigopoulos AG, Rubini Gimenez M, Thiele H, Vranckx P, Wassmann S, Wenger NK, Ibanez B. 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J 2023; 44:3720-3826. [PMID: 37622654 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 368] [Impact Index Per Article: 368.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Branch KR, Nguyen ML, Kudenchuk PJ, Johnson NJ. Head-to-pelvis CT imaging after sudden cardiac arrest: Current status and future directions. Resuscitation 2023; 191:109916. [PMID: 37506817 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Causes for sudden circulatory arrest (SCA) can vary widely making early treatment and triage decisions challenging. Additionally, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), while a life-saving link in the chain of survival, can be associated with traumatic injuries. Computed tomography (CT) can identify many causes of SCA as well as its sequelae. However, the diagnostic and therapeutic impact of CT in survivors of SCA has not been reviewed to date. This general review outlines the rationale and potential applications of focused head, chest, and abdomen/pelvis CT as well as comprehensive head-to-pelvis CT imaging after SCA. CT has a diagnostic yield approaching 30% to identify causes of SCA while the addition of ECG-gated chest CT provides further information about coronary anatomy and cardiac function. Risks of CT include radiation exposure, contrast-induced kidney injury, and incidental findings. This review's findings suggest that routine head-to-pelvis CT can yield clinically actional findings with the potential to improve clinical outcome after SCA that merits further investigation.
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- Kelley R Branch
- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Divsion of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Lettino M, Vandoni P. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and the role of early PCI: will patients with non-ST-segment elevation MI get any benefit from an early invasive approach? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2023; 24:711-713. [PMID: 37642947 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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- Maddalena Lettino
- Department for Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular diseases, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
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Marijon E, Narayanan K, Smith K, Barra S, Basso C, Blom MT, Crotti L, D'Avila A, Deo R, Dumas F, Dzudie A, Farrugia A, Greeley K, Hindricks G, Hua W, Ingles J, Iwami T, Junttila J, Koster RW, Le Polain De Waroux JB, Olasveengen TM, Ong MEH, Papadakis M, Sasson C, Shin SD, Tse HF, Tseng Z, Van Der Werf C, Folke F, Albert CM, Winkel BG. The Lancet Commission to reduce the global burden of sudden cardiac death: a call for multidisciplinary action. Lancet 2023; 402:883-936. [PMID: 37647926 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00875-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
Abstract
Despite major advancements in cardiovascular medicine, sudden cardiac death (SCD) continues to be an enormous medical and societal challenge, claiming millions of lives every year. Efforts to prevent SCD are hampered by imperfect risk prediction and inadequate solutions to specifically address arrhythmogenesis. Although resuscitation strategies have witnessed substantial evolution, there is a need to strengthen the organisation of community interventions and emergency medical systems across varied locations and health-care structures. With all the technological and medical advances of the 21st century, the fact that survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains lower than 10% in most parts of the world is unacceptable. Recognising this urgent need, the Lancet Commission on SCD was constituted, bringing together 30 international experts in varied disciplines. Consistent progress in tackling SCD will require a completely revamped approach to SCD prevention, with wide-sweeping policy changes that will empower the development of both governmental and community-based programmes to maximise survival from SCA, and to comprehensively attend to survivors and decedents' families after the event. International collaborative efforts that maximally leverage and connect the expertise of various research organisations will need to be prioritised to properly address identified gaps. The Commission places substantial emphasis on the need to develop a multidisciplinary strategy that encompasses all aspects of SCD prevention and treatment. The Commission provides a critical assessment of the current scientific efforts in the field, and puts forth key recommendations to challenge, activate, and intensify efforts by both the scientific and global community with new directions, research, and innovation to reduce the burden of SCD worldwide.
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- Eloi Marijon
- Division of Cardiology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Inserm, PARCC, Paris, France; Paris-Sudden Death Expertise Center (Paris-SDEC), Paris, France.
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, PARCC, Paris, France; Paris-Sudden Death Expertise Center (Paris-SDEC), Paris, France; Medicover Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Silverchain Group, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz Arrábida, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Cardiovascular Pathology Unit-Azienda Ospedaliera and Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias of Genetic Origin, Cardiomyopathy Unit and Laboratory of Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Cardiology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Cardiology, Hospital SOS Cardio, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, PARCC, Paris, France; Paris-Sudden Death Expertise Center (Paris-SDEC), Paris, France; Emergency Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, DoualaGeneral Hospital, Douala, Cameroon; Yaounde Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Cardiology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Inserm, PARCC, Paris, France; Paris-Sudden Death Expertise Center (Paris-SDEC), Paris, France
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, FuWai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Centre for Population Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kyoto University Health Service, Kyoto, Japan
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- MRC Oulu, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Heart Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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- Singapore General Hospital, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Emergency Medicine at the Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- University of Hong Kong, School of Clinical Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; Cardiac and Vascular Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Division of Cardiology, UCSF Health, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zhao YJ, Sun Y, Wang F, Cai YY, Alolga RN, Qi LW, Xiao P. Comprehensive evaluation of time-varied outcomes for invasive and conservative strategies in patients with NSTE-ACS: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1197451. [PMID: 37745128 PMCID: PMC10516546 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1197451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Background Results from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses comparing invasive and conservative strategies in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) are highly debatable. We systematically evaluate the efficacy of invasive and conservative strategies in NSTE-ACS based on time-varied outcomes. Methods The RCTs for the invasive versus conservative strategies were identified by searching PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Trial data for studies with a minimum follow-up time of 30 days were included. We categorized the follow-up time into six varied periods, namely, ≤6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 5 years, and ≥10 years. The time-varied outcomes were major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), death, myocardial infarction (MI), rehospitalization, cardiovascular death, bleeding, in-hospital death, and in-hospital bleeding. Risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (Cis) were calculated. The random effects model was used. Results This meta-analysis included 30 articles of 17 RCTs involving 12,331 participants. We found that the invasive strategy did not provide appreciable benefits for NSTE-ACS in terms of MACE, death, and cardiovascular death at all time points compared with the conservative strategy. Although the risk of MI was reduced within 6 months (RR 0.80, 95% CI 0.68-0.94) for the invasive strategy, no significant differences were observed in other periods. The invasive strategy reduced the rehospitalization rate within 6 months (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.52-0.90), 1 year (RR 0.73, 95% CI 0.63-0.86), and 2 years (RR 0.77, 95% CI 0.60-1.00). Of note, an increased risk of bleeding (RR 1.80, 95% CI 1.28-2.54) and in-hospital bleeding (RR 2.17, 95% CI 1.52-3.10) was observed for the invasive strategy within 6 months. In subgroups stratified by high-risk features, the invasive strategy decreased MACE for patients aged ≥65 years within 6 months (RR 0.68, 95% CI 0.58-0.78) and 1 year (RR 0.75, 95% CI 0.62-0.91) and showed benefits for men within 6 months (RR 0.71, 95% CI 0.55-0.92). In other subgroups stratified according to diabetes, ST-segment deviation, and troponin levels, no significant differences were observed between the two strategies. Conclusions An invasive strategy is superior to a conservative strategy in reducing early events for MI and rehospitalizations, but the invasive strategy did not improve the prognosis in long-term outcomes for patients with NSTE-ACS. Systematic Review Registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021289579, identifier PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021289579.
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- Yi-Jing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
- The Clinical Metabolomics Center, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- School of International Pharmaceutical Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- The Clinical Metabolomics Center, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
- The Clinical Metabolomics Center, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- The Clinical Metabolomics Center, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Food Engineering, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Desch S, Freund A, Akin I, Behnes M, Preusch MR, Zelniker TA, Skurk C, Landmesser U, Graf T, Eitel I, Fuernau G, Haake H, Nordbeck P, Hammer F, Felix SB, Hassager C, Kjærgaard J, Fichtlscherer S, Ledwoch J, Lenk K, Joner M, Steiner S, Liebetrau C, Voigt I, Zeymer U, Brand M, Schmitz R, Horstkotte J, Jacobshagen C, Pöss J, Abdel-Wahab M, Lurz P, Jobs A, de Waha S, Olbrich D, Sandig F, König IR, Brett S, Vens M, Klinge K, Thiele H. Coronary Angiography After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Without ST-Segment Elevation: One-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol 2023; 8:827-834. [PMID: 37556123 PMCID: PMC10413219 DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.2264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Importance Myocardial infarction is a frequent cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The long-term effect of early coronary angiography on patients with OHCA with possible coronary trigger but no ST-segment elevation remains unclear. Objective To compare the clinical outcomes of early unselective angiography with the clinical outcomes of a delayed or selective approach for successfully resuscitated patients with OHCA of presumed cardiac origin without ST-segment elevation at 1-year follow-up. Design, Setting, and Participants The TOMAHAWK trial was a multicenter, international (Germany and Denmark), investigator-initiated, open-label, randomized clinical trial enrolling 554 patients between November 23, 2016, to September 20, 2019. Patients with stable return of spontaneous circulation after OHCA of presumed cardiac origin but without ST-segment elevation on the postresuscitation electrocardiogram were eligible for inclusion. A total of 554 patients were randomized to either immediate coronary angiography after hospital admission or an initial intensive care assessment with delayed or selective angiography after a minimum of 24 hours. All 554 patients were included in survival analyses during the follow-up period of 1 year. Secondary clinical outcomes were assessed only for participants alive at 1 year to account for the competing risk of death. Interventions Early vs delayed or selective coronary angiography and revascularization if indicated. Main Outcomes and Measures Evaluations in this secondary analysis included all-cause mortality after 1 year, as well as severe neurologic deficit, myocardial infarction, and rehospitalization for congestive heart failure in survivors at 1 year. Results A total of 281 patients were randomized to the immediate angiography group and 273 to the delayed or selective group, with a median age of 70 years (IQR, 60-78 years). A total of 369 of 530 patients (69.6%) were male, and 268 of 483 patients (55.5%) had a shockable arrest rhythm. At 1 year, all-cause mortality was 60.8% (161 of 265) in the immediate angiography group and 54.3% (144 of 265) in the delayed or selective angiography group without significant difference between the treatment strategies, trending toward an increase in mortality with immediate angiography (hazard ratio, 1.25; 95% CI, 0.99-1.57; P = .05). For patients surviving until 1 year, the rates of severe neurologic deficit, myocardial infarction, and rehospitalization for congestive heart failure were similar between the groups. Conclusions and Relevance This study found that a strategy of immediate coronary angiography does not provide clinical benefit compared with a delayed or selective invasive approach for patients 1 year after resuscitated OHCA of presumed coronary cause and without ST-segment elevation. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02750462.
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- Steffen Desch
- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- University Clinic Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- University Clinic Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
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- University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine II (Cardiology, Angiology, Diabetology, Intensive Care Medicine), Dessau Community General Hospital, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- University Clinic Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University, Munich, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Intensive Care, St. Vincenz Hospital, Limburg/Lahn, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Acute and Emergency Medicine, Elisabeth Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Elisabeth Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- University Clinic Marien Hospital Herne, Klinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- University Medicine Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Vincentius-Diakonissen-Hospital, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
- University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Center for Clinical Trials, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Center for Clinical Trials, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
- Center for Clinical Trials, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at the University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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Caniato F, Lazzeri C, Bonizzoli M, Mattesini A, Batacchi S, Cappelli F, Di Mario C, Peris A. Urgent coronary angiography in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective single centre investigation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2023; 24:637-641. [PMID: 37605956 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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AIMS The role of immediate coronary angiography (CAG) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who present with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and cardiac arrest is well recognized. However, the role of immediate angiography in patients after cardiac arrest without STEMI is less clear. We assessed whether urgent (<6 h) CAG and PCI (whenever needed) was associated with improved early survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS In our single-centre, retrospective, observational study, we included all consecutive OHCA patients admitted to the A&E of the Careggi University Hospital between 1 June 2016 and 31 July 2020. One hundred and forty-four OHCA patients were submitted to CAG and constituted our study population. RESULTS Among the 221 consecutive OHCA patients, 69 (31%) had refractory cardiac arrest treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) in 37 (37/69, 56%) patients. The mortality rate was significantly higher in the no CAG subgroup (P < 0.00001). In the CAG subgroup, coronary artery disease was detected in the 70% (92 patients), among whom the left main coronary artery was involved in 10 patients (10.8%). At multivariable regression analysis (CAG subgroup, outcome ICU survival), witnessed cardiac arrest was independently associated with survival. CONCLUSION A high incidence of coronary artery disease was observed at CAG in the real-world of OHCA patients. Better planning of revascularization and treatment in patients studied with CAG may explain, at least in part, their lower mortality rate.
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- Falvia Caniato
- Structural Interventional Cardiology, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital
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- Intensive Care Unit and Regional ECMO Referral centre, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit and Regional ECMO Referral centre, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital
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- Intensive Care Unit and Regional ECMO Referral centre, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital
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- Intensive Care Unit and Regional ECMO Referral centre, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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Grand J, Hassager C. State of the art post-cardiac arrest care: evolution and future of post cardiac arrest care. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2023; 12:559-570. [PMID: 37329248 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuad067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of mortality. In the pre-hospital setting, bystander response with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of publicly available automated external defibrillators have been associated with improved survival. Early in-hospital treatment still focuses on emergency coronary angiography for selected patients. For patients remaining comatose, temperature control to avoid fever is still recommended, but former hypothermic targets have been abandoned. For patients without spontaneous awakening, the use of a multimodal prognostication model is key. After discharge, follow-up with screening for cognitive and emotional disabilities is recommended. There has been an incredible evolution of research on cardiac arrest. Two decades ago, the largest trials include a few hundred patients. Today, undergoing studies are planning to include 10-20 times as many patients, with improved methodology. This article describes the evolution and perspectives for the future in post-cardiac arrest care.
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- Johannes Grand
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet. Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet. Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kjaergaard J, Møller JE. Haemodynamic, oxygenation, and ventilation targets after cardiac arrest: the current ABC of post-cardiac arrest intensive care. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2023; 12:513-517. [PMID: 37459572 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuad077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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- Jesper Kjaergaard
- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, JB Winsløvvej 4, Odense 5000, Denmark
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Singh A, Jefferson J. Post-Cardiac Arrest Care. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2023; 41:617-632. [PMID: 37391254 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2023.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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A structured approach to postcardiac arrest care is needed. Although immediate goals include obtaining a blood pressure reading and ECG immediately after return of spontaneous circulation, other more advanced goals include minimizing CNS injury, managing cardiovascular dysfunction, reducing systemic ischemic/reperfusion injury, and identifying and treating the underlying cause to the arrest. This article summarizes the current understanding of the hemodynamic, neurologic, and metabolic abnormalities encountered in postarrest patients.
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- Amandeep Singh
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USA
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Scquizzato T, Sofia R, Gazzato A, Sudano A, Altizio S, Biondi-Zoccai G, Ajello S, Scandroglio AM, Landoni G, Zangrillo A. Coronary angiography findings in resuscitated and refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation 2023; 189:109869. [PMID: 37302683 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Coronary angiography (CAG) frequently reveals coronary artery disease (CAD) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), but its use is not standardized and often reported in different subpopulations. This systematic review and meta-analysis accurately describes angiographic features in resuscitated and refractory OHCA. METHODS PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to October 31, 2022. Studies reporting coronary angiography findings after OHCA were considered eligible. The primary outcome was location and rate of coronary lesions. Coronary angiography findings with 95% confidence intervals were pooled with a meta-analysis of proportion. RESULTS 128 studies (62,845 patients) were included. CAG, performed in 69% (63-75%) of patients, found a significant CAD in 75% (70-79%), a culprit lesion in 63% (59-66%), and a multivessel disease in 46% (41-51%). Compared to patients with return of spontaneous circulation, refractory OHCA was associated with more severe CAD due to a higher rate of left main involvement (17% [12-24%] vs 5.7% [3.1-10%]; p = 0.002) and acute occlusion of left anterior descending artery (27% [17-39%] vs 15% [13-18%]; p = 0.02). Nonshockable patients without ST-elevation were those receiving CAG less frequently, despite significant disease in 54% (31-76%). Left anterior descending artery was the most frequently involved (34% [30-39%]). CONCLUSIONS Patients with OHCA have a high prevalence of significant CAD caused by acute and treatable coronary lesions. Refractory OHCA was associated with more severe coronary lesions. CAD was also present in patients with nonshockable rhythm and without ST elevation. However, heterogeneity of studies and selection of patients undergoing CAG limit the certainty of findings.
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- Tommaso Scquizzato
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. https://twitter.com/@tscquizzato@SRAnesthesiaICU
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University, Latina, Italy; Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Penketh J, Nolan JP. Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2023; 35:260-264. [PMID: 37192474 DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) is a multicomponent entity affecting many who survive an initial period of resuscitation following cardiac arrest. This focussed review explores some of the strategies for mitigating the effects of PCAS following the return of spontaneous circulation. We consider the current evidence for controlled oxygenation, strategies for blood-pressure targets, the timing of coronary reperfusion, and the evidence for temperature control and treatment of seizures. Despite several large trials investigating specific strategies to improve outcomes after cardiac arrest, many questions remain unanswered. Results of some studies suggest that interventions may benefit specific subgroups of cardiac arrest patients, but the optimal timing and duration of many interventions remain unknown. The role of intracranial pressure monitoring has been the subject of only a few studies, and its benefits remain unclear. Research aimed at improving the management of PCAS is ongoing.
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- Intensive care unit, Royal United Hospital, Bath
- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Wilcox J, Redwood S, Patterson T. Cardiac arrest centres: what do they add? Resuscitation 2023:109865. [PMID: 37315916 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There are wide regional variations in outcome following resuscitated out of hospital cardiac arrest. These geographical differences appear to be due to hospital infrastructure and provider experience rather than baseline characteristics. It is proposed that post-arrest care be delivered in a systematic fashion by concentrating services in Cardiac Arrest Centres, with greater provider experience, 24-hour access to diagnostics, and specialist treatment to minimise the impact of ischaemia-reperfusion injury and treat the causative pathology. These cardiac arrest centres would provide access to targeted critical care, acute cardiac care, radiology services and appropriate neuro-prognostication. However implementation of cardiac arrest networks with specialist receiving hospitals is complex and requires alignment of pre-hospital care services with those delivered in hospital. Furthermore there are no randomised trial data currently supporting pre-hospital delivery to a Cardiac Arrest Centre and definitions are heterogeneous. In this review article, we propose a universal definition of a Cardiac Arrest Centre and review the current observational data evidence and the potential impact of the ARREST trial.
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- Joshua Wilcox
- Cardiovascular Department, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
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- Cardiovascular Department, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Cardiovascular, FOLSM, King's College London
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- Cardiovascular Department, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Macherey-Meyer S, Heyne S, Meertens MM, Braumann S, Niessen SF, Baldus S, Lee S, Adler C. Outcome of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Stratified by Pre-Clinical Loading with Aspirin and Heparin: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:3817. [PMID: 37298012 PMCID: PMC10253358 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12113817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a high prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease and total coronary occlusion. Consequently, these patients are frequently loaded with antiplatelets and anticoagulants before hospital arrival. However, OHCA patients have multiple non-cardiac causes and high susceptibility for bleeding. In brief, there is a gap in the evidence for loading in OHCA patients. Objective: The current analysis stratified the outcome of patients with OHCA according to pre-clinical loading. Material and Methods: In a retrospective analysis of an all-comer OHCA registry, patients were stratified by loading with aspirin (ASA) and unfractionated heparin (UFH). Bleeding rate, survival to hospital discharge and favorable neurological outcomes were measured. Results: Overall, 272 patients were included, of whom 142 were loaded. Acute coronary syndrome was diagnosed in 103 patients. One-third of STEMIs were not loaded. Conversely, 54% with OHCA from non-ischemic causes were pretreated. Loading was associated with increased survival to hospital discharge (56.3 vs. 40.3%, p = 0.008) and a more favorable neurological outcome (80.7 vs. 62.6% p = 0.003). Prevalence of bleeding was comparable (26.8 vs. 31.5%, p = 0.740). Conclusions: Pre-clinical loading did not increase bleeding rates and was associated with favorable survival. Overtreatment of OHCA with non-ischemic origin, but also undertreatment of STEMI-OHCA were documented. Loading without definite diagnosis of sustained ischemia is debatable in the absence of reliable randomized controlled data.
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- Sascha Macherey-Meyer
- Clinic III for Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (S.H.); (M.M.M.); (S.B.); (S.F.N.); (S.B.); (S.L.); (C.A.)
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Goel V, Bloom JE, Dawson L, Shirwaiker A, Bernard S, Nehme Z, Donner D, Hauw-Berlemont C, Vilfaillot A, Chan W, Kaye DM, Spaulding C, Stub D. Early versus deferred coronary angiography following cardiac arrest. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resusc Plus 2023; 14:100381. [PMID: 37091924 PMCID: PMC10119679 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Aim The role of early coronary angiography (CAG) in the evaluation of patients presenting with out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and no ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STE) pattern on electrocardiogram (ECG) has been subject to considerable debate. We sought to assess the impact of early versus deferred CAG on mortality and neurological outcomes in patients with OHCA and no STE. Methods OVID MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library Register were searched according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines from inception until July 18, 2022. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of patients with OHCA without STE that compared early CAG with deferred CAG were included. The primary endpoint was 30-day mortality. Secondary endpoints included mortality at discharge or 30-days, favourable neurology at 30-days, major bleeding, renal failure and recurrent cardiac arrest. Results Of the 7,998 citations, 5 RCTs randomizing 1524 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed no difference in 30-day mortality with early versus deferred CAG (OR 1.17, CI 0.91 - 1.49, I2 = 27%). There was no difference in favourable neurological outcome at 30 days (OR 0.88, CI 0.52 - 1.49, I2 = 63%), major bleeding (OR 0.94, CI 0.33 - 2.68, I2 = 39%), renal failure (OR 1.14, CI 0.77 - 1.69, I2 = 0%), and recurrent cardiac arrest (OR 1.39, CI 0.79 - 2.43, I2 = 0%). Conclusions Early CAG was not associated with improved survival and neurological outcomes among patients with OHCA without STE. This meta-analysis does not support routinely performing early CAG in this select patient cohort.
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- Vishal Goel
- Department of Cardiology, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Baker Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Ambulance Victoria, Australia
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- School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Baker Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Ambulance Victoria, Australia
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- Ambulance Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Australia
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Baker Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Baker Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Cité University, Sudden Cardiac Death Expert Center, INSERM U 971, PARCC, Paris, France
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- School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Baker Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Ambulance Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Australia
- Corresponding author at: The Alfred Hospital & Monash University, 55 Commercial Rd, Prahran, Victoria 3004, Australia.
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Pareek N, Frohmaier C, Smith M, Kordis P, Cannata A, Nevett J, Fothergill R, Nichol RC, Sullivan M, Sunderland N, Johnson TW, Noc M, Byrne J, MacCarthy P, Shah AM. A machine learning algorithm to predict a culprit lesion after out of hospital cardiac arrest. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023. [PMID: 37191312 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to develop a machine learning algorithm to predict the presence of a culprit lesion in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS We used the King's Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry, a retrospective cohort of 398 patients admitted to King's College Hospital between May 2012 and December 2017. The primary outcome was the presence of a culprit coronary artery lesion, for which a gradient boosting model was optimized to predict. The algorithm was then validated in two independent European cohorts comprising 568 patients. RESULTS A culprit lesion was observed in 209/309 (67.4%) patients receiving early coronary angiography in the development, and 199/293 (67.9%) in the Ljubljana and 102/132 (61.1%) in the Bristol validation cohorts, respectively. The algorithm, which is presented as a web application, incorporates nine variables including age, a localizing feature on electrocardiogram (ECG) (≥2 mm of ST change in contiguous leads), regional wall motion abnormality, history of vascular disease and initial shockable rhythm. This model had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.89 in the development and 0.83/0.81 in the validation cohorts with good calibration and outperforms the current gold standard-ECG alone (AUC: 0.69/0.67/0/67). CONCLUSIONS A novel simple machine learning-derived algorithm can be applied to patients with OHCA, to predict a culprit coronary artery disease lesion with high accuracy.
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- Nilesh Pareek
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, BHF Center of Excellence, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, BHF Center of Excellence, King's College London, London, UK
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- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Intensive Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, BHF Center of Excellence, King's College London, London, UK
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, BHF Center of Excellence, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, BHF Center of Excellence, King's College London, London, UK
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Leeper B, Kern KB, Liu S, Sun X. Electrocardiographic Characteristics Fail to Predict Acute Coronary Occlusions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac-Arrest Patients Without ST-Segment Elevation. Resuscitation 2023; 188:109826. [PMID: 37178897 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND A minority of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients have an acutely occluded coronary artery without manifesting ST-segment elevation on their post-resuscitation ECG. Identifying such patients is an issue to providing timely reperfusion therapy. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the initial post-resuscitation electrocardiogram in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest patients for selection to perform early coronary angiography. METHODS The study population consisted of 74 of the 99 randomized patients from the PEARL clinical trial with both ECG and angiographic data. The purpose of this study was to investigate initial post-resuscitation electrocardiogram findings from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients without ST-segment elevation for any association with the presence of acute coronary occlusions. Secondarily, we aimed to observe the distribution of abnormal electrocardiogram findings and survival to hospital discharge of subjects. RESULTS Initial post-resuscitation electrocardiogram findings, including ST-depression, T-wave inversion, bundle branch block, non-specific changes, were not associated with the presence of an acutely occluded coronary. Normal post-resuscitation electrocardiogram findings were associated with patient survival to hospital discharge but were not associated with the presence or absence of an acute coronary occlusion. CONCLUSIONS Electrocardiogram findings cannot exclude or identify the presence of an acutely occluded coronary in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest patients without ST-segment elevation. An acutely occluded coronary may be present regardless of normal electrocardiogram findings.
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- University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and
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- College of Public Health, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724
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- College of Public Health, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724
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Katzenschlager S, Popp E, Wnent J, Weigand MA, Gräsner JT. Developments in Post-Resuscitation Care for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Adults-A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12083009. [PMID: 37109345 PMCID: PMC10143439 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12083009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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This review focuses on current developments in post-resuscitation care for adults with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). As the incidence of OHCA is high and with a low percentage of survival, it remains a challenge to treat those who survive the initial phase and regain spontaneous circulation. Early titration of oxygen in the out-of-hospital phase is not associated with increased survival and should be avoided. Once the patient is admitted, the oxygen fraction can be reduced. To maintain an adequate blood pressure and urine output, noradrenaline is the preferred agent over adrenaline. A higher blood pressure target is not associated with higher rates of good neurological survival. Early neuro-prognostication remains a challenge, and prognostication bundles should be used. Established bundles could be extended by novel biomarkers and methods in the upcoming years. Whole blood transcriptome analysis has shown to reliably predict neurological survival in two feasibility studies. This needs further investigation in larger cohorts.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek 9000, Namibia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Brami P, Picard F, Seret G, Fischer Q, Pham V, Varenne O. Intracoronary imaging in addition to coronary angiography for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: More information for better care? Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2023; 116:272-281. [PMID: 37117094 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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About 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are related to an ischaemic heart disease in Western countries. Percutaneous coronary intervention has been shown to improve the prognosis of survivors when an unstable coronary lesion is identified as the potential cause of the cardiac arrest. Acute complete coronary occlusion is often demonstrated among patients with ST-segment elevation on electrocardiogram after the return of spontaneous circulation. In patients without ST-segment elevation, routine coronary angiography has been shown to be not superior to conservative management. However, an electrocardiogram-based decision to perform immediate coronary angiography could be insufficient to identify unstable coronary lesions, which are frequently associated with intermediate coronary stenosis. Intracoronary imaging can be helpful to detect plaque rupture or erosion and intracoronary thrombus, but could also lead to better stent implantation, and help to reduce the risk of stent thrombosis. In patients with coronary lesions without the instability characteristic, conservative management should be the default strategy, and a search for another cause of the cardiac arrest should be systematic. In the present review, we sought to describe the potential benefit of intracoronary imaging in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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- Pierre Brami
- Department of Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, hôpitaux universitaire Paris centre, AP-HP, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris-cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, hôpitaux universitaire Paris centre, AP-HP, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris-cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, hôpitaux universitaire Paris centre, AP-HP, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, hôpitaux universitaire Paris centre, AP-HP, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, hôpitaux universitaire Paris centre, AP-HP, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Cochin Hospital, hôpitaux universitaire Paris centre, AP-HP, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris-cité, 75006 Paris, France; Centre d'expertise sur la mort subite (CEMS), 75015 Paris, France.
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Paul M, Legriel S, Benghanem S, Abbad S, Ferré A, Lacave G, Richard O, Dumas F, Cariou A. Association between the Cardiac Arrest Hospital Prognosis (CAHP) score and reason for death after successfully resuscitated cardiac arrest. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6033. [PMID: 37055444 PMCID: PMC10102274 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33129-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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Individualize treatment after cardiac arrest could potentiate future clinical trials selecting patients most likely to benefit from interventions. We assessed the Cardiac Arrest Hospital Prognosis (CAHP) score for predicting reason for death to improve patient selection. Consecutive patients in two cardiac arrest databases were studied between 2007 and 2017. Reasons for death were categorised as refractory post-resuscitation shock (RPRS), hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury (HIBI) and other. We computed the CAHP score, which relies on age, location at OHCA, initial cardiac rhythm, no-flow and low-flow times, arterial pH, and epinephrine dose. We performed survival analyses using the Kaplan-Meier failure function and competing-risks regression. Of 1543 included patients, 987 (64%) died in the ICU, 447 (45%) from HIBI, 291 (30%) from RPRS, and 247 (25%) from other reasons. The proportion of deaths from RPRS increased with CAHP score deciles; the sub-hazard ratio for the tenth decile was 30.8 (9.8-96.5; p < 0.0001). The sub-hazard ratio of the CAHP score for predicting death from HIBI was below 5. Higher CAHP score values were associated with a higher proportion of deaths due to RPRS. This score may help to constitute uniform patient populations likely to benefit from interventions assessed in future randomised controlled trials.
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- Marine Paul
- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles-Site André Mignot, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150, Le Chesnay, France.
- AfterROSC Study Group, Paris, France.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles-Site André Mignot, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150, Le Chesnay, France
- AfterROSC Study Group, Paris, France
- University Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team "PsyDev", Villejuif, France
| | - Sarah Benghanem
- AfterROSC Study Group, Paris, France
- Intensive Care Unit, Cochin Hospital (APHP), Paris, France
| | - Sofia Abbad
- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles-Site André Mignot, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150, Le Chesnay, France
| | - Alexis Ferré
- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles-Site André Mignot, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150, Le Chesnay, France
| | - Guillaume Lacave
- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles-Site André Mignot, 177 Rue de Versailles, 78150, Le Chesnay, France
| | - Olivier Richard
- SAMU 78, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles-Site André Mignot, Le Chesnay Cedex, France
| | - Florence Dumas
- AfterROSC Study Group, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité-Medical School, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
- Paris-Cardiovascular-Research-Center, INSERM U970, Paris, France
- Paris Sudden Death Expertise Centre, Paris, France
- Emergency Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
| | - Alain Cariou
- AfterROSC Study Group, Paris, France
- Intensive Care Unit, Cochin Hospital (APHP), Paris, France
- Sorbonne Paris Cité-Medical School, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
- Paris-Cardiovascular-Research-Center, INSERM U970, Paris, France
- Paris Sudden Death Expertise Centre, Paris, France
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