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In vitro Assessment of Myocardial Protection following Hypothermia-Preconditioning in a Human Cardiac Myocytes Model
Published on: October 27, 2020
[Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest saves more lives!]
Kjetil Sunde1, Eldar Søreide, Dag Jacobsen
1Anestesiavdelingen, Kirurgisk divisjon, Ullevål universitetssykehus 0407 Oslo. kjetil.sunde@ioks.uio.no
Abstract:
To treat patients suffering from cardiac arrest after restoration of spontaneous circulation has been difficult and discouraging, with a high mortality rate. Two independent studies have, however, shown that early treatment with hypothermia increases survival and protects from neurological sequelae after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Recently the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has published an advisory statement recommending therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. In this paper the issue is discussed and the therapy recommended.
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