People infected with COVID-19 have a higher risk of dying after a cardiac arrest. A report from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus.

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Impact of COVID-19 on the Incidence and Management of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract Authors: Muhammad Rashid, Chris P Gale, Nick Curzen, Peter Ludman, Mark De Belder, Adam Timmis, Mohamed O Mohamed, Thomas F Lüscher, Julian Hains, Jianhua Wu, Ahmad Shoaib, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Chris Roebuck, Tom Denwood, John Deanfield, and Mamas A Mamas…

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Cancellation of Cardiac Procedures During COVID-19

BCS Statement The COVID-19 pandemic has placed immense pressure on the national health service, with frontline hospital services re-organised to handle the surge in cases.…

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