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Therapeutic medical hypothermia--a multispecialty approach.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20874674     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cardiac arrest remains one of the most common causes of death in developed countries. Those who survive may have significant neurologic morbidity. In the current decade, therapeutic medical hypothermia (TMH) has emerged as the only treatment that unequivocally improves neurologic outcomes in post ventricular fibrillation / ventricular tachycardia induced cardiac arrest. The role of TMH in other forms of cardiac arrest continues to evolve. We present the current status of medical hypothermia, recent patents and recent advances of this evolving therapy.
Authors:
Sudip Nanda; Nainesh C Patel; Surya P Bhatt; Claranne Mathiesen; John Castaldo; Shree G Sharma; Santo Longo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Recent patents on cardiovascular drug discovery     Volume:  5     ISSN:  2212-3962     ISO Abbreviation:  Recent Pat Cardiovasc Drug Discov     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-15     Completed Date:  2011-02-22     Revised Date:  2011-11-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101263805     Medline TA:  Recent Pat Cardiovasc Drug Discov     Country:  United Arab Emirates    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  212-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA 18103, USA. sudipnanda2000@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
Ventricular Fibrillation / therapy

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