The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During these past 50 years, tremendous research has been conducted to evaluate techniques, ...

For comatose adult survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), controlling body temperature to < 37.5 °C is a "reasonable and evidence-based approach," a new American Heart Association (AHA) ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The American Heart Association (AHA) has released new guidelines for CPR training, aiming to educate younger people and help with overdose assistance. The AHA reports when a ...

DALLAS, Nov. 28, 2023 — A new consensus statement from the American Heart Association Emergency and Cardiovascular Care Committee and the Neurocritical Care Society calls for more research to address ...

Despite significant advances in research, education, clinical practice and community-based programs, survival from cardiac arrest remains low. Significant disparities also exist in cardiac arrest ...