Heart rate may predict survival and brain function in comatose cardiac arrest survivors

Study  presented at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014 by Dr Jakob Hartvig Thomsen from Denmark finds patients with sinus bradycardia during therapeutic hypothermia had a 50-60% lower mortality rate at 180 days than those with no sinus bradycardia. They also found that sinus bradycardia was directly associated with a better neurological status 180 days after the arrest.  Topics: Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
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