Clinical features of autonomic dysfunction in children with anti-N-methyl-D aspartic receptor encephalitis by Dongqing Li, Jing Sun, Guannan Li, Shuo Miao, Jian Yang, Jianzhao Zhang

“…The most prevalent symptom of autonomic dysfunction was cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction(21/22, 95%),with the specific manifestations being sinus tachycardia (8 cases), ventricular premature beats (2 cases), atrioventricular block (2 cases), atrial premature beats (3 cases), and sinus bradycardia (4 cases),hypertension(1 case) and cardiac arrest(1 case). Other symptoms included gland secretion dysfunction (19/22, 86%),ventilate dysfunction(3/22,14%), thermoregulatory dysfunction (3/22,14%), bladder dysfunction(2/22,9%). …”
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End-tidal carbon dioxide-guided extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves neurological prognosis in patients: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Xiaozu Liao, Chen Gu, Zhou Cheng, Kepeng Liu, Qing Yin, Binfei Li

“…Background: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) is an effective intervention for restoring adequate circulatory perfusion after cardiac arrest. Ensuring high-quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) before initiating Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is critical to mitigate tissue hypoxia and ischemia. …”
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Unusual hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: case report of an early onset wild-type ATTR amyloidosis accompanied by a chromosomal duplication involving the MYH6 and MYH7 gene by Jassin Hamidi, Yvonne Hanel, Sven Dittmann, Wanda Maria Gerding, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Karin Klingel, Eric Schulze-Bahr

“…Typical symptoms associated with HCM include atrial fibrillation (AF), syncope, ventricular fibrillation, and cardiac arrest. At the molecular level, various genetic and/or non-genetic etiologies can lead to HCM.Case summaryIn this case, we report on a 60-year-old male patient with severe, progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in an uncommon and ambivalent setting. …”
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Learning Effectiveness Assessment between Primary School Students and Adults in Basic Life Support Education by Ming-Fang Wang, Yi-Kan Wu, Cheng-Yu Chien, Li-Heng Tsai, Chen-Bin Chen, Chen-June Seak, Chi-Chun Lin, Chien-Hsiung Huang, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Hsiao-Jung Tseng, Chip-Jin Ng

“…Background. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a big issue of critical care. …”
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Effect of intraoperative noise isolation on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Chong Fu, Fan Xia, Zihan Yan, Han-bing Xu, Wei-ming Zhao, Yi-shan Lei, Chang Xu, Wen-wen Huo, Duo-duo Tao, Juan Wang, Xi-sheng Shan, Ke Peng, Hong Liu, Fu-hai Ji, Hua-yue Liu

“…Secondary outcomes include PONV severity at 24 and 48 h, antiemetic use, pain scores, need for rescue analgesia, Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) scores, Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) scores, hemodynamic interventions, extubation time, length of stay in PACU and hospital, adverse events (hypertension, hypotension, bradycardia, tachycardia, desaturation after extubation, postoperative shivering, emergence agitation, allergic reactions, severe arrhythmias arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, hypothermia), patient satisfaction, and postoperative complications based on the Postoperative Morbidity Survey (POMS). …”
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Risk analysis of cardiovascular toxicity in patients with lymphoma treated with CD19 CAR T cells by Yang Liu, Xiaoshuang Yuan, Xu Yang, Bo Yang, Guangyang Liu, Xiao Xu, Sanbin Wang, Zhixu He, Feiqing Wang, Yanju Li

“…Additionally, the incidences of heart failure (HF), cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrest, and other CV events are 3%, 0.6%, 1.3%, and 2.5%, respectively. …”
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Real-world treatment patterns of patients with acute coronary syndrome based on 15-year data by Inga S. Egorova, Natalia N. Vezikova

“…Life-threatening complications occurred in 1 out of 3 patients with STEACS and 1 out of 7 patients with NSTE-ACS. Cardiac arrest (p 0.0001), myocardial rupture (p=0.001), arrhythmias (p 0.0001), and cardiogenic shock (p 0.0001) were significantly more common in patients with STEACS, and pulmonary edema (p=0.005) was significantly more common in patients with NSTE-ACS. …”
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Impact of Postshock Transcutaneous Pacing on Chest Compression Quality during Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based Pilot Study by Wojciech Telec, Tomasz Kłosiewicz, Radosław Zalewski, Julia Żukowska-Karolak, Artur Baszko, Mateusz Puślecki

“…Participants were asked to take part in a 10-minute adult cardiac arrest scenario with ventricular fibrillation. …”
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Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Bypass grafting (BH-CABG) in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD): comparison of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) predicted risk with ac... by Louis Samuels, Anastasia Arce, Samiat Agunbiade, Suzanne Raws, Afshin Parsikia

“…Case presentation included: 24 NSTEMI, 4 STEMI, 6 Unstable Angina, 7 CHF, 1 Cardiac Arrest, and 13 with a positive exercise stress test (EST) for renal transplant screening. …”
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Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a retrospective analysis from Chinese experience by Hao-Su Zhan, Lin Wei, Wei Qu, Zhi-Gui Zeng, Ying Liu, Yu-Le Tan, Jun Wang, Liang Zhang, En-Hui He, Guang-Peng Zhou, Hai-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Li-Ying Sun

“…Results Xanthoma and decreased activity tolerance were the primary clinical manifestations in the 7 HoFH children initially assessed (one child died suddenly prior to surgery due to cardiac arrest). Accompanying these symptoms were increased blood total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, along with severe cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Gender differences in efficiency of the telemedicine care of heart failure patients. The results from the TeleEduCare-HF study by Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Dariusz Trzmielak, Agata Sakowicz, Kamil Janikowski, Maciej Banach

“…Men more often survived sudden cardiac arrest (7.8% vs. 1.2%; p = 0.004) and had implantable cardiac devices compared to women (16% vs. 3%; p = 0.001). …”
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Retrospective analysis of amantadine response and predictive factors in intensive care unit patients with non-traumatic disorders of consciousness by Corinna Blum, Constanze Single, Kornelia Laichinger, Anna Hofmann, Tim W. Rattay, Tim W. Rattay, Kamaldeen Adeyemi, Reimer Riessen, Michael Haap, Helene Häberle, Ulf Ziemann, Annerose Mengel, Katharina Feil

“…In multivariate analysis higher premorbid mRS (OR 0.719, 95% CI 0.590–0.875, p < 0.001), pathological imaging results (OR 0.546, 95% CI 0.342–0.871, p = 0.011), and experiencing cardiac arrest (OR 0.542, 95% CI 0.307–0.954, p = 0.034) were associated with lower odds of response. …”
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Does age still matter? An age-group comparison of self-efficacy, initial interest and performance when learning bystander resuscitation in secondary schools

“…Background: CPR training is recommended for secondary school students in many countries to improve bystander resuscitation and survival rates after cardiac arrest. The recommended age for implementing first aid interventions varies between studies. …”
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Heart disease in pregnancy and adverse outcomes: an umbrella review by Jiani Zhang, Jiani Zhang, Yuxin Ren, Yuxin Ren, Bingjie Li, Qi Cao, Qi Cao, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Haiyan Yu, Haiyan Yu

“…Adverse outcomes for mothers were death, cardiac events (cardiac arrest, heart failure, surgery, arrhythmia, anesthesia or sedation, endocarditis, mitral regurgitation, myocardial infarction, NYHA III–IV, restenosis, syncope, and others), pulmonary events (respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, and respiratory support), embolism, cerebrovascular events, postpartum hemorrhage, arterial events, delivery mode, and hospital stay. …”
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Validation of ACC/AHA and ESC Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Guidelines in Diverse Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Cohort: Stratification HCM Study by Murillo Oliveira Antunes, Fabio Fernandes, Edmundo Arteaga-Fernandez, Félix José Alvarez Ramires, Vinicius Machado Correia, Juliano Novaes Cardoso, Cristhian Espinoza Romero, Henrique Martins Sousa, Marília Taily Soliani, Matheus Ramos Ramos Dal Piaz, Anna Danielle Rodrigues Gandarella, Ruiza Gonçalves Rocha Teixeira, Charles Mady, Caio Assis Moura Tavares, Patricia O. Guimarães, Vagner Madrini Junior

“…The primary outcome was SCD, aborted cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation (VF), sustained ventricular tachycardia (SVT), episode of VF or SVT, or appropriate ICD therapy. …”
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Evaluation of a 90-minute school-based resuscitation course with 340 middle school students – a multicenter intervention study by Josephina Kehlert

“…The findings of this study support the statewide implementation of resuscitation training for middle school students as part of a greater ambition to increase bystander assistance in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. HintergrundZiel dieser Studie war es, den Lernerfolg eines 90-minütigen Reanimationsunterrichts, der von zuvor speziell ausgebildeten Lehrkräften in Brandenburg unterrichtet wurde, vor einer landesweiten Einführung dieser Kurse explorativ zu evaluieren.MethodenIn fünf öffentlichen Schulen unterrichteten Lehrkräfte, die von professionellen Erste-Hilfe-Ausbildern geschult wurden, 340 Schüler der siebten Klasse (7. …”
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Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the PREventing cardiovascular collaPse with Administration of fluid REsuscitation during Induction and Intubation (PREPARE II) randomised... by Li Wang, Tamer Hudali, Shekhar Ghamande, Megan Moore, Bruno Pereira, Christopher J Lindsell, Wesley H Self, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Kate O’Connor, David B Page, Victor E Ortega, Aaron M Joffe, Swati Gulati, G Patel, Heath D White, Muhammad Ali, Jonathan D Casey, David R Janz, Derek W Russell, Derek J Vonderhaar, Kevin M Dischert, William S Stigler, Emily Adams, Kevin W Gibbs, James M Dargin, A M Joffe, Akram Khan, Simanta Dutta, Janna S Landsperger, Sarah W Robison, Itay Bentov, Joanne M Wozniak, Susan Stempek, Olivia F Krol, Matthew E Prekker, Brian E Driver, Joseph M Brewer, Christopher John Lindsell, David Janz, Stephen P Peters, Rita N Bakhru, Scott Bauer, Christina R Bellinger, Amanda M Brown, Blair Brown, Jerri Brown, Caitlin Bumgarner, Wendy Butcher, Megan Caudle, Arjun B Chatterjee, David J Chodos, Gerardo Corcino, Nathan S Cutler, Travis L Dotson, Daniel C Files, Jonathan L Forbes, John P Gaillard, Katherine A Gershner, Shannon Ginty, Kiadrick R Hood, April Hazelwood, Katherine Hendricks, Kelly Jacobus, Jonathan T Jaffe, Stacy Kay, Chad A Kloefkorn, Jennifer Krall, Margo T Lannan, Cornelia Lane, Cynthia Lanning, Jessica Lyons, William I Mariencheck, Chad R Marion, Matthew A Maslonka, Sara McClintock, Nathaniel M Meier, Matthew C Miles, Peter J Miller, Sophia Mitchell, Wendy C Moore, Katherine Moss, Andrew M Namen, Dustin L Norton, Stella B Ogake, Jill A Ohar, Jessica A Palakshappa, Rodolfo M Pascual, Sandi Pascual, Aaron Pickens, Adam R Schertz, Matt Strong, Alexander O Sy, Braghadheeswar Thyagarajan, Amy Townsend, Russell Worthen, Michael Wlodarski, Charles Yarbrough, Caroline York, Bradley Lloyd, James Dargin, Joanne Wozniak, Christopher Adler, Ahmed Agameya, Michael Colancecco, Daniel Fitelson, Joshua Giaccotto, Gena Han, Louise Kane, Ezra Miller, Timothy Noland, Jaqueline Price, Joseph Plourde, Fraser Mackay, Laura Mahoney, Avignat Patel, Michael Plourde, Zena Saadeh, Sara Shadchehr, Sandeep Somalaraju, Eleanor Summerhill, Ryan Webster, Jordan Winnicki, Ekaterina Yavarovich, Sheetal Gandotra, Anna Altz-Stamm, Cristina Bardita, Mary Clay Boone, Joe W Chiles, Kristina Collins, Abby Drescher, Kevin G Dsouza, Janna Dunn, Stacy Ejem, Josh Gautney, Nicole Harris, Savannah Herder, R Chad Wade, Rutwij Joshi, Daniel Kelmenson, Anne Merrill Mason, Scott R Merriman, Takudzwa Mkorombindo, Jada Nowak, D Sheylan, Lisa Sarratt, Tabitha Stewart, Kadambari Vijaykumar, Gina White, Micah R Whitson, Christopher Barnes, Andrew M Walters, Alejandro C Arroliga, Tasnim Lat, Stephanie Nonas, Milad K Jouzestani, Raya Adi, Chandani Anandkat, Hanae Benchbani, Matthew G Drake, Makrina N Kamel, Ramanpreet Randhawa, Jessica L Tsui

“…The primary outcome is cardiovascular collapse, defined as any of: systolic blood pressure <65 mm Hg, new or increased vasopressor administration between induction and 2 min after intubation, or cardiac arrest or death between induction and 1 hour after intubation. …”
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Exploring Medical Students’ Self-Reported Confidence and Willingness Administering Basic Life Support (BLS) Following Peer-Led Training in the Context of COVID-19 by Sarah Allsop

“…Background: Basic life support (BLS) delivery improves prognosis following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and forms an integral part of undergraduate medical curricula, although limited literature has assessed student confidence in utilizing these skills. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Better Nurse Staffing Is Associated With Survival for Black Patients and Diminishes Racial Disparities in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests. Medical Care, 59(2), 169–176. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001464 [24] Annas, G. …”
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Circulatory Collapse due to Hyperinflation in a Patient with Tracheobronchomalacia: A Case Report and Brief Review by Niclas Lundström, Gert Henriksson, Ola Börjesson, Malin Jonsson Fagerlund, Johan Petersson

“…We present a case of repeated cardiac arrests derived from dynamic hyperinflation in a patient with severe tracheobronchomalacia. …”
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