Johan Herlitz

..To identify determinants of an inferior quality of life (QoL) 10 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...

..To describe the characteristics and outcome of patients who have a cardiac arrest at home compared with elsewhere out of hospital...

..To describe the epidemiology for out of hospital cardiac arrest of a non-cardiac aetiology...

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..To describe the mortality during the subsequent 10 years for subsets of patients hospitalised for suspected acute coronary syndrome...

..To describe the characteristics and outcome among patients suffering in-hospital cardiac arrest in relation to whether the arrest took place in a ward with monitoring facilities...

..To describe the cause of death in the long term after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with particular emphasis on cardiac death...

..On pathophysiological grounds, an early coronary angiogram is a reasonable alternative. Further randomised clinical trials of other post resuscitation therapies are essential...

..To describe the characteristics and outcome among patients suffering from an in-hospital cardiac arrest in women and men...

..To explore the rate of survival to hospital discharge among patients who were brought to hospital alive after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in different hospitals in Sweden...

..CONCLUSION: CABG increases survival and improves quality of life among diabetics with symptoms of ischemic heart disease...

..The aim of this survey was to evaluate the impact on survival of no bystander CPR, lay bystander CPR and professional bystander CPR...

..To describe the change in survival and factors associated with survival during a 20 year period among patients suffering from out of hospital cardiac arrest and being hospitalised alive...

..To describe the diurnal, weekly and seasonal rhythm among patients suffering from out of hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden...

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..To evaluate whether subgroups of patients with no chance of survival can be defined among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...

..To describe the characteristics and outcome among patients suffering from in hospital cardiac arrest in relation to whether the arrest took place during office hours...

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..We report the outcome among patients who suffered an in-hospital cardiac arrest and were found in ventricular fibrillation (VF) with the emphasis on the delay to defibrillation...

..To describe survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest in relation to the interval between collapse and start of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)...

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..To describe the characteristics and outcome of patients hospitalized for acute chest pain in relation to whether they were admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) or not...

..Particular interest was paid to women of <or =75 years of age surviving 1 month after admission, who were judged to have suffered a possible or confirmed acute ischemic event with signs of either minor or no myocardial damage...

..This has resulted in a marked reduction of mortality...

..To describe the association between the interval between the call for ambulance and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...

..88 (95% CI 0.79-0.97). There was a significant interaction between time period and the severity of the final diagnosis (p=0.02), indicating a greater reduction in mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction...

..To describe factors associated with an increased chance of survival among patients suffering from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden...

..To describe changes between 1992 and 2003 in age, sex, factors at resuscitation and survival among patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden...

..To describe treatment and outcome in all patients in a community with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in relation to gender...

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..To describe the change in the occurrence of ventricular fibrillation as initially observed arrhythmia among patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden...

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..There are some data indicating the benefit of behaviour modification. There is room for improvement and more knowledge when it comes to secondary prevention after CABG...

..To evaluate the characteristics, outcome and prognostic factors among children suffering from out of hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden...

..To evaluate survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in relation to sex...

..To evaluate whether long-term treatment with a fixed low dose of warfarin in combination with aspirin improves the prognosis compared with aspirin treatment alone after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...

..The objective of this study was to describe patients who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) by age group...

..We need further studies, however, for most of these treatments including cost-benefit analysis, analysis of various logistic aspects and safety in order to confirm their value...

..To describe symptoms and other aspects of health-related quality of life (QoL) prior to and 5 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in relation to a history of hypertension...

..To describe mortality, risk indicators of death, mode of death and symptoms of angina pectoris during 5 years after coronary artery bypass grafting in women and men...

..This survey aims to describe young adults in Sweden who suffer from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and in whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is attempted in terms of characteristics and outcome...

..The aim of the study was to evaluate the rate of ambulance use and the long-term prognosis in acute chest pain in an urban and a rural area and whether there is a difference between an urban and a rural area...

..To describe various factors at resuscitation and outcome among patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in relation to age...

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..To describe the relative impact on survival of the delay from estimated time of collapse to call for an ambulance among patients who suffer from a bystander witnessed out of hospital cardiac arrest of a cardiac aetiology...

..To describe (1) the improvement in various aspects of quality of life (QoL) and (2) predictors of improvement, during 10 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...

..To define factors associated with an improved outcome among patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) who were found in a non-shockable rhythm...

..To study improvement in quality of life (QoL) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in relation to gender...

..To compare various health-related aspects of quality of life during long-term follow-up after admission to hospital due to acute chest pain in a city university hospital and a county hospital...

..To describe changes in quality of life (QoL) during 15 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and prediction of impaired QoL after 15 years...

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..Nor did women suffer from more complications or have a significantly higher 30-day mortality than men. Elderly patients were significantly less likely to undergo invasive procedures than those of a younger age, irrespective of gender...

..In spite of this, only 50% to 60% of persons with myocardial infarction initiate care by using the emergency medical service. The aim of this study was to define factors influencing the use of ambulance in ACS...

..To compare long-term morbidity after hospital discharge in patients admitted to the emergency department with acute chest pain in a city university hospital and a county hospital...

..Age, a history of myocardial infarction, a history of smoking, cerebral performance category at discharge, and the prescription of beta-blockers were independent predictors of outcome...

..It remains to be determined whether an early metabolic intervention in these patients will improve survival...

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..To evaluate factors which, prior to hospital admission, predict the development of acute coronary syndrome or acute myocardial infarction among patients who call for an ambulance due to suspected acute coronary syndrome...

..To calculate the effect of out-of-hospital resuscitation organisations on survival, it is necessary to know the percentage of cardiac arrest patients initially in VF and the relationship between delay time to defibrillation and survival...

..We found no significant difference between survival in large cities and smaller communities. The survivors were analysed in relation to time to defibrillation and we found a strong correlation between a short time and increased survival...

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..The aim of this study was therefore to explore the characteristics and severity of symptoms among patients with an ACS in overall terms and in relation to the type of ACS, sex, age, and diabetes...

..2% were discharged from hospital. Thus, among patients with ongoing CPR on admission to hospital, survivors can be found but they are few in numbers and extensive cerebral damage is frequently present...

..In-hospital cardiac arrest is one of the most stressful situations in modern medicine. Since 1997, there has been a uniform way of reporting - the Utstein guidelines for in-hospital cardiac arrest reporting...

..Target population: All patients with prehospital cardiac arrest in Gothenburg reached by mobile coronary care unit or standard ambulance between 1980 and 1992...

..The in-hospital mortality was related to patient characteristics before the cardiac arrest as well as to factors at the resuscitation itself...

..Overall, 21% (n = 61) of cardiac arrest survivors died during the first year, and an additional 16% (n = 46) experienced another arrest. 73% of those patients who were still alive after 1 year returned to pre-arrest function...

..Finally female gender is associated with an increased chance of arriving at hospital alive...

..This may be the result of historical practice patterns, the healthcare system, and healthcare financing differences. Despite these differences, short- or long-term mortality rates were identical...

..To describe gender differences and factors of importance for outcome in patients referred for sustained ventricular arrhythmias...

..Patients in urban areas had a higher ejection fraction and fewer symptoms of heart failure after 30 days and a lower 1-year mortality...

..To evaluate the feasibility of prehospital thrombolysis in Sweden in terms of safety and to examine the various components of the delay between onset of symptoms and start of treatment...

..Secondary prevention is important in preventing new cardiovascular events after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...

..Secondary aims were to compare these two hospitals with regard to use of medical resources, occurrence of complications and risk indicators for death...

..CONCLUSIONS: A variety of symptoms associated with sleep improve highly significantly after CABG.The occurrence of these symptoms prior to CABG do not generally seem to influence the long-term prognosis...

..At present, there are no clear guidelines specifying how they should be treated. The aim of this survey was to describe the outcome for initial survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest when a more aggressive approach was applied...

..A large proportion of cardiac arrests outside hospital are caused by ventricular fibrillation. Although it is frequently used, the exact role for treatment with lidocaine in these patients remains to be determined...

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..b) Where and by whom B-CPR was given. (c) The effect of B-CPR on survival...

..To describe the association between a history of diabetes and outcome among patients suffering an in-hospital cardiac arrest...

..A large proportion of cardiac arrests outside hospital are caused by ventricular fibrillation. Although it is frequently used, the exact role of treatment with adrenaline in these patients remains to be determined...

..To relate the outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to whether medication with adrenaline (epinephrine) was given and whether patients were intubated...

..The aim was to compare characteristics and outcome after cardiac arrest where cardiopulmonary resuscitation was attempted outside and inside hospital over 12 years...

..These rhythm changes are directly related to the interval between collapse and the first defibrillation...

..To describe the characteristics and outcome among patients with a suspected in-hospital cardiac arrest...

..To describe patient characteristics, hospital investigations and interventions and early mortality among patients being hospitalized after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in two hospitals...

..Swedish pre-hospital care appears to have adapted relatively well in this aspect of clinical care...

..However, there were differences in terms of the use of medical resources and in previous history, chronic medication prior to hospital admission and status on admission between the two cohorts...

..Of these, 7% were hospitalized alive and 2% could be discharged from hospital. Efforts should be made to improve still further the interval between collapse and arrival of the first ambulance...

..Of these, 13% were hospitalized alive and 2% could be discharged from the hospital. No independent predictor of an increased chance of survival was found...

..To evaluate the occurrence of elevation of serum biochemical markers for myocardial damage in the prehospital setting amongst patients who called for an ambulance due to a suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS)...

..As yet, the effects of the type of syndrome and sex on mortality and morbidity in the long run have not been well described...

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