Early left ventricular ejection fraction as a predictor of survival after cardiac arrest.

Barry BursteinDev JayaramanRegina Husa

Published in: Acute cardiac care (2017)

Although echocardiograms are frequently ordered, LVEF greater than 40% in patients who are resuscitated after a cardiac arrest is not a predictor of survival.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
ejection fraction
aortic stenosis
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
left ventricular
end stage renal disease
heart failure
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
free survival
mitral valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
cardiac resynchronization therapy
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy