Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) impacts mul-tiple key links in the chain of
survival that include interventions to prevent cardiac arrest, treat cardiac arrest, and improve …

Amiodarone has emerged as the leading antiarrhythmic therapy for termination and
prevention of ventricular arrhythmia in different clinical settings because of its proven …

Note From the Writing Group: Throughout this article, the reader will notice combinations of
superscripted letters and numbers (eg,“Cricoid Pressure ALS-CPR&A-007B”). These …

Amiodarone is commonly used to treat supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias in
various inpatient and outpatient settings. Over-and under-use of amiodarone is common …

The topics reviewed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)
Advanced Life Support Task Force are grouped as follows:(1) airway and ventilation,(2) …

Background: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and predicts hospitalisation for acute exacerbation …

A doença cardíaca isquêmica, principal determinante da PCR, continua liderando as
causas de morte no mundo, e no Brasil não é diferente. 1, 2 Em 2013, nos Estados Unidos …

Esta edição traz as Diretrizes Brasileiras sobre o Manejo da Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar
(RCP). Embora a ressuscitação tenha uma longa história que remonta aos tempos bíblicos …

Chest pain and acute dyspnoea are frequent causes of emergency medical services
activation. The pre-hospital management of these conditions is heterogeneous across …

The objective of this review is to explore and challenge the superiority of amiodarone for rate
control in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and concomitant atrial fibrillation (WPW-AF). The …