Brain cells start dying after less than five minutes without oxygen. CPR should be started within two minutes of cardiac arrest for the best outcomes. After nine minutes without oxygen, severe brain ...

Researchers uncovered a population of cells that may provide protection from brain injury following cardiac arrest, leading them to examine a drug that can activate these cells to improve neurological ...

CNW/ - Heart & Stroke, in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Circulatory and ...

Despite improvements in CPR and rates of getting patients to the hospital, only about 10% of people ultimately survive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), translating to about 300,000 deaths ...

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have identified an innovation in stem cell therapy to regenerate neural cells in the brain after cardiac arrest in an animal model.

A doctor shares three life-saving lessons from surviving cardiac arrest: recognise symptoms early, seek urgent medical care, ...

A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest. This has been shown in a large international multicentre study ...