Clinical factors associated with significant coronary lesions following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

David R HelferAndrew R HelberAarika R FerkoDaniel D KleinDaniel S ElchediakTraci S DeanerDustin SlagleWilliam B WhiteDavid G BucklerOscar J L MitchellPaul N FiorilliDerek L IsenbergJason NomuraKathleen A MurphyAdam SigalHassam SaifMichael J ReihartTawnya M VernonBenjamin S Abella

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2021)

Among survivors of OHCA receiving CAG, history of prearrest chest discomfort was significantly and independently associated with significant coronary artery lesions on postarrest CAG. This suggests that we may be able to use prearrest symptoms to better risk stratify patients following OHCA to decide who will benefit from invasive angiography.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
end stage renal disease
pulmonary artery
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
coronary artery disease
optical coherence tomography
young adults
computed tomography
patient reported outcomes
sleep quality
pulmonary arterial hypertension
transcatheter aortic valve replacement