Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Background Despite advances in defibrillation technology, shock-refractory ventricular
fibrillation remains common during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Double sequential external …

The 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care provides a comprehensive review of evidence …

Disclosure: Dr. Tonna was supported by a career development award (K23HL141596) from
the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health …

Importance In-hospital cardiac arrest is common and associated with a high mortality rate.
Despite this, in-hospital cardiac arrest has received little attention compared with other high …

This international multidisciplinary document intends to provide clinicians with evidence‐
based practical patient‐centered recommendations for evaluating patients and decedents …

Postpartum hemorrhage is common and can occur in patients without risk factors for
hemorrhage. Active management of the third stage of labor should be used routinely to …

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 …

Background Early defibrillation plays a key role in improving survival in patients with out-of-
hospital cardiac arrests due to ventricular fibrillation (ventricular-fibrillation cardiac arrests) …