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Species | L A CobbSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Influence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to defibrillation in patients with out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillationL A Cobb
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle 98104, USA
JAMA 281:1182-8. 1999..Studies in animals have shown improved outcomes when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was administered prior to an initial shock for VF of several minutes' duration...- Changing incidence of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation, 1980-2000Leonard A Cobb
Department of Medicine, University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
JAMA 288:3008-13. 2002..Recent reports from 2 European cities and an earlier observation from Seattle, Wash, suggest that the number of patients treated for out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation (VF) has declined... - Dietary intake of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of primary cardiac arrestD S Siscovick
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 71:208S-12S. 2000..These findings also may help to explain the apparent inconsistencies in earlier studies of long-chain n-3 PUFA intake and ischemic heart disease... - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in men and womenC Kim
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Circulation 104:2699-703. 2001..After adjustment for VF and other factors, women had higher resuscitation rates than men, but similar rates of survival from event to discharge... - Randomized clinical trial of magnesium, diazepam, or both after out-of-hospital cardiac arrestW T Longstreth
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Neurology 59:506-14. 2002..To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of interventions aimed at improving neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest... 
Outcome of cardiac arrests attended by emergency medical services staff at community outpatient dialysis centersT R Davis
School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Kidney Int 73:933-9. 2008..The role of these devices in dialysis units will need a larger study to evaluate their efficacy...- Influenza vaccination and the risk of primary cardiac arrestD S Siscovick
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Am J Epidemiol 152:674-7. 2000.... - Advantages and disadvantages of trial designs: a review of analysis methods for ICD studies. AVID InvestigatorsA P Hallstrom
Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle 98105, USA
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 23:1029-38. 2000..Particular issues related to the use of the ICD for example, mode of death, inability to blind, selection practice, and treatment decision times make this a natural pedagogic platform... 
Apolipoprotein E genotypes and outcome from out of hospital cardiac arrestW T Longstreth
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, USA
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:1441-3. 2003..We failed to confirm previous studies and found no significant associations between APOE genotype and outcome from out of hospital cardiac arrest...- Sudden death and myocardial infarction in first degree relatives as predictors of primary cardiac arrestYechiel Friedlander
Department of Social Medicine, The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Public Health, PO Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Atherosclerosis 162:211-6. 2002..Findings suggest a potential role of familial factors related to both MI and SD in PCA. Stronger findings for a familial patterning of PCA were noted for early onset disease in cases and their relatives... - Pilot randomized clinical trial of prehospital induction of mild hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with a rapid infusion of 4 degrees C normal salineFrancis Kim
Department of Medicine, Box 359748, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Circulation 115:3064-70. 2007..The aims of the present pilot study were to assess the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of in-field cooling... - The relationship between shocks and survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients initially found in PEA or asystoleAl Hallstrom
Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, 1107 NE 45th St, Suite 505, Seattle, WA 98105 4689, USA
Resuscitation 74:418-26. 2007.... - Transthoracic incremental monophasic versus biphasic defibrillation by emergency responders (TIMBER): a randomized comparison of monophasic with biphasic waveform ascending energy defibrillation for the resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due Peter J Kudenchuk
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Circulation 114:2010-8. 2006..Although biphasic, as compared with monophasic, waveform defibrillation for cardiac arrest is increasing in use and popularity, whether it is truly a more lifesaving waveform is unproven... - Manual chest compression vs use of an automated chest compression device during resuscitation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomized trialAl Hallstrom
Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
JAMA 295:2620-8. 2006..Compared with manual chest compression, an automated load-distributing band (LDB) chest compression device produces greater blood flow to vital organs and may improve resuscitation outcomes... - Automated external defibrillators: to what extent does the algorithm delay CPR?Thomas D Rea
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 46:132-41. 2005..The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes of rhythm reanalyses immediately after shock, stacked shocks, and initial postshock pulse checks in relation to achieving a pulse and initiating CPR... - Pilot study of rapid infusion of 2 L of 4 degrees C normal saline for induction of mild hypothermia in hospitalized, comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrestFrancis Kim
Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Circulation 112:715-9. 2005..Infusion of cold, intravenous fluid has been proposed as a safe, effective, and inexpensive technique to induce mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest... - Out-of-hospital care of critical drug overdoses involving cardiac arrestValentine L Paredes
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 11:71-4. 2004..This study investigates the involvement and potential mortality benefit of EMS for critical drug poisonings, characterized by cardiovascular collapse requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)... - Dispatcher assisted CPR: implementation and potential benefit. A 12-year studyAlfred P Hallstrom
Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Trial Center, University of Washington, 1107 N E 45th St, Suite 505, Seattle, WA 98105 4689, USA
Resuscitation 57:123-9. 2003.... - Emergency medical services and mortality from heart disease: a community studyThomas D Rea
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:494-9. 2003..The purpose of this study was to examine the involvement and potential mortality benefit of out-of-hospital EMS care of cardiac arrest on community heart disease mortality... - Cell membrane trans-fatty acids and the risk of primary cardiac arrestRozenn N Lemaitre
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98101, USA
Circulation 105:697-701. 2002..The relation of trans-fatty acid intake to life-threatening arrhythmias and primary cardiac arrest is unknown... - Digoxin therapy and the risk of primary cardiac arrest in patients with congestive heart failure: effect of mild-moderate renal impairmentThomas D Rea
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Metropolitan Park, 1730 Minor Avenue, East Tower, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 56:646-50. 2003..The cardiac safety of digoxin therapy for congestive heart failure (CHF) is a source of concern, especially among those with renal impairment... - Robert Arthur Bruce, MD. Exercise cardiologyJ Ward Kennedy
Circulation 111:2410-1. 2005