Unique ECG Findings in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: STE with Reciprocal Changes and Pathologic Q Wave by Amanda Grant-Orser, Brennan Ballantyne, Wael Haddara

“…A 68-year-old male presented to the emergency department with retrosternal chest pain, presyncope, and then a pulseless electrical activity cardiac arrest. An ECG prior to his arrest revealed ST elevations in leads V1–V3, Q waves in lead V2, and reciprocal ST depressions in the lateral and inferior leads. …”
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Myocardial Rupture following Carbon Monoxide Poisoning by Gabija Dragelytė, Jūris Plenta, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Algimantas Jasulaitis, Romas Raudys, Tomas Jovaiša, Robertas Badaras

“…After two days, she has suffered sudden collapse leading to cardiac arrest. Postmortem examination revealed intramural haemorrhage with myocardial rupture at the apex of the left ventricle. …”
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Nasogastric Tube Feeding-Induced Esophageal Bezoar: Case Description by Jad A. Degheili, Mikhael G. Sebaaly, Ali H. Hallal

“…A 69-year-old male presented following cardiac arrest postmyocardial infarction. Patient sustained anoxic brain injury after resuscitation, rendering him ventilator dependant along with nasogastric tube feeding, initially. …”
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Patient outcomes and health care resource utilization in acute pancreatitis-related central nervous system complications: insights from a national cohort study by Muhammad Shahzil, Ammad Javaid Chaudhary, Saad Javaid, Vishali Moond, Gokturk Tepe, Muhammad Saad Faisal, Muhammad Ali Khaqan, Anas Kutait

“…Secondary outcomes showed patients with AP-CE had a significantly increased risk of serious complications, particularly cardiac arrest (aOR 64.24; 95% CI 24.27–170.02), and higher hospital resource utilization. …”
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Successful Damage Control Resuscitation with Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in a Pediatric Patient by Yoonjung Heo, Sung Wook Chang, Dong Hun Kim

“…A 7-year-old male patient experienced cardiac arrest after a motor vehicle accident. After 30 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, spontaneous circulation was achieved. …”
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Liver laceration as a post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation complication in a person with breast implants: a case report by Min-Jeong Cho

“…Liver injury is a relatively rare post-CPR complication, with an incidence of 0.6% according to a retrospective analysis of a cardiac arrest registry. The liver is partially situated between the sternum and spine. …”
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A technique avoiding cardioplegia delivery complications: a case using systemic hyperkalemia cardiopulmonary bypass combined with circulatory arrest by Takeichi Tomohisa, Morimoto Yoshihisa, Yamada Akitoshi, Tanaka Takanori

“…Initial antegrade cardioplegia successfully induced cardiac arrest, which was administered every 30 min. However, upon infusion of the second dose of cardioplegia, the aortic root pressure was approximately 20 mmHg. …”
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Review and Outcome of Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Houssein Youness, Tarek Al Halabi, Hussein Hussein, Ahmed Awab, Kellie Jones, Jean Keddissi

“…The main causes of the cardiac arrests were myocardial infarction (29%), hypothermia (21%), and pulmonary emboli (12%). 74% of the arrests were witnessed, with a mean latency to CPR of 2 ± 6 minutes and good quality chest compression provided in 96% of the cases. …”
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Our Experience of Managing Central Airway Tumors: Anesthesia Perspectives by Thushara Madathil, Devika Poduval, Tony Jose, Nagarjuna Panidapu, Don Jose, Tinku Joseph, Praveen Kumar Neema

“…Anesthetic management should include a strategy for oxygenation and ventilation, a plan for the same if tumor bleeding aggravates airway obstruction and a plan to deal with acute emergencies like pneumothorax and cardiac arrest. Patients with airway tumors occupying < 50% airway diameter and comfortable during routine activities can be managed using relaxant anesthesia and rigid bronchoscopy for debulking. …”
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Diagnosing Perioperative Cardiovascular Risks in Noncardiac Surgery Patients by Panpan Li, Ying Lei, Qiaomei Li, Thangavel Lakshmipriya, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Xinwen Gong

“…Around ten million patients who underwent noncardiac surgery experience cardiac complications within the first 30 days of the postoperative period; the complications are myocardial infarction, cardiac death, and cardiac arrest. This cardiovascular risk is mostly faced by the patients having cerebrovascular or cardiac disease and the patients with the age greater than 50 years. …”
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Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema following Tube Thoracostomy in a Pediatric Patient with Anterior Mediastinal Mass by Sung-Wook Choi, Deborah A. Romeo, David A. Gutman, Jennifer V. Smith

“…The procedure was complicated with hypoxemia, bradycardia, and pulseless cardiac arrest. After return of spontaneous circulation, the child continued to have refractory hypoxemia, profound hypotension, and frothy secretions. …”
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Does Real-time Feedback Guide Devices Improve the Quality of Chest Compressions in the Bystander (Naves) Provider? by Thamir AlSayed, Samer Al Haliq, Faisal Katbi, Mohannad Alghamdi, Mohammed Almulhim

“…Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important lifesaving technique that must taught to everyone. As most cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital, training the general population in the recognition of cardiac arrest and performing high-quality CPR is vital. …”
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Successful resuscitation of acute type A aortic dissection with pulmonary embolism using long-term venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case report by Guiwei Zhu, Wenhui Yue, Yanmin Li, Haiqing Wang, Jianqiang Li, Xin Zhou, Qinghai Zhang, Jihong Zhang

“…This case highlights that VA-ECMO may serve as a crucial life-saving measure for patients with AAD who present with hemodynamic instability or cardiac arrest.…”
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Thyroid with Multiple Cervical Lymph Node Involvement Accompanying Metastatic Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma by A. Bahar Ceyran, Serkan Şenol, Barış Bayraktar, Şeyma Özkanlı, Z. Leyla Cinel, Abdullah Aydın

“…The patient died due to cardiac arrest with respiratory causes in the early postoperative period. …”
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Contribution of Experimental Animal Research Studies to the Emergency Medicine Literature by Umut Ocak, John H. Zhang

“…Various versions of cardiac arrest models were applied in 257 (34.9%) studies while brain (n=101, 13.7%) was the most commonly explored area. …”
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Cardiogenic Shock in a Hemodialyzed Patient on Flecainide: Treatment with Intravenous Fat Emulsion, Extracorporeal Cardiac Life Support, and CytoSorb® Hemoadsorption by Nicolas De Schryver, Philippe Hantson, Vincent Haufroid, Mélanie Dechamps

“…The patient then received sodium bicarbonate (300 mmol) and dobutamine but experienced cardiac arrest two hours later. The administration of intravenous fat emulsion (IFE) was associated with return of spontaneous circulation, but there was a relapse of cardiovascular shock at the end of IFE infusion. …”
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Advancing eHealth in Society 5.0: A Fuzzy Logic and Blockchain-Enhanced Framework for Integrating IoMT, Edge, and Cloud With AI by Joy Dutta, Deepak Puthal

“…A case study on predicting cardiac arrest in elderly patients demonstrates the practical effectiveness of our framework. …”
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Impact of hyper- and hypothermia on cellular and whole-body physiology by Toshiaki Iba, Yutaka Kondo, Cheryl L. Maier, Julie Helms, Ricard Ferrer, Jerrold H. Levy

“…However, accidental hypothermia presents another environmental threat due to arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and coagulopathy. From a cellular physiology perspective, hypothermia generally supports mitochondrial homeostasis and enhances cell preservation, aiding whole-body recovery following resuscitation. …”
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Camrelizumab-Related Lethal Arrhythmias and Myasthenic Crisis in a Patient with Metastatic Thymoma by Bo Zhang, Laxman Gyawali, Zengzhang Liu, Huaan Du, Yuehui Yin

“…On day 5 of hospitalization, she suffered from ventricular fibrillation and died of cardiac arrest. In clinical practice, close follow-up should be conducted after ICI treatment, especially for patients already with or at high risk for autoimmune disorders. …”
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Arrhythmias Occurring in Children during HEMS Intervention: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Piotr Konrad Leszczyński, Arkadiusz Wejnarski, Patryk Rzońca, Angelika Gajowniczek, Robert Gałązkowski, Kryspin Mitura, Daryna Sholokhova

“…The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of cardiac arrhythmia in pediatric patients (up to 12 years of age) transported by HEMS operatives, considering life-threatening rhythms and those that occur during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods. The analysis of HEMS medical documentation covered 90345 missions carried out from 2011 to 2020. …”
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