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Heart Attack Therapy

Researchers from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department of Emergency Medicine detail findings in heart attack therapy

Published in Hospital Business Week, February 1st, 2009

Data detailed in 'Early arterial hypotension is common in the post-cardiac arrest syndrome and associated with increased in-hospital mortality' have been presented. According to recent research published in the journal Resuscitation, "After return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from cardiac arrest, profound myocardial stunning and systemic inflammation may cause hemodynamic alterations; however, the prevalence of post-ROSC hemodynamic instability and the strength of association with outcome have not been established. We tested the hypothesis that exposure to arterial hypotension after ROSC occurs commonly (>50%) and is an independent predictor of death."

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