Global Cardiovascular Strategies


OUT-OF-HOSPITAL EARLY DEFIBRILLATION TO PREVENT SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH:
PIACENZA PROGETTO VITA


Alessandro Capucci, Daniela Aschieri, Alessandro Rosi, Italy
Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile, Piacenza, Italy
Proceedings on 14th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS" OF ARRHYTHMIAS 2000

 

References

1.

FLETCHER GF, CANTWELL JD:
Ventricular fibrillation in a medically supervised cardiac exercise program: clinical, angiographic and surgical correlation.
JAMA 1977; 238: 2627-2629.

2.

HOSSACK KF, HARTWING R:
Cardiac arrest associated with supervised cardiac rehabilitation.
J Cardiac Rehab 1882; 2: 402-408.

3.

CHAMBLESS L, KEIL U, DOBSON A, FOR THE WHO MONICA PROJECT 1985-1990:
Population versus clinical view of case fatality from acute coronary heart disease. Results from the WHO MONICA project 1985-1990.
Circulation 1997; 96: 3849-3859.

4.

LOMBARDI G, GALLAGHER J, GENNIS P:
Outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in New York city. The prehospital cardiac arrest survival Evaluation (PHASE) study.
JAMA 1994; 271: 678-683.

5.

LARSEN MP, EISEMBERG MS, CUMMINS RO, HALLSTROM AP:
Predicting survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a graphic model.
Ann Emerg Med 1993; 22; 1652-1658.

6.

EISENBERG M, HORWOOD B, CUMMINS R, ET AL:
Cardiac arrest and resuscitation: a tale of 29 cities.
Ann Emerg Med 1990; 19: 179-186.

7.

WHITE RD, ASPLIN BR, BUGLIOSI TF, HANKINS DG:
High discharge survival rate after out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation with rapid defibrillation by police and paramedics.
Ann Emerg Med 1996; 28: 480-485.

8.

KLOECK W, CUMMINS RO, CHAMBERLAIN D, ET AL:
ILCOR Advisory Statement. Early defibrillation: an Advisory Statement From the Advanced Life Support WORKING Group of the International LIASON committee on Resuscitation.
Circulation 1997; 95: 2183-2184.

9.

WEISFWLDT ML, KERBER RE, MCGOLDRICK RP, ET AL:
Public access defibrillation: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association Task Force on the Automatic External Defibrillation.
Circulation 1995; 92: 2763.

10.

WEISFELD JP, KERBER RE, MCGOLDRICK RP, ET AL:
American Heart Association report on The Public Access Defibrillation Conference. December 1994; Automatic External Defibrillation Task Force.
Circulation 1995; 92: 2740-2747.

11.

MACKINTOSH AF, CRABB ME, GRANGER R, WILLIAMS JH, CHAMBERLIN DA:
The Brighton resuscitation ambulances: review of 40 consecutive survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Br Med J 1978;1: 1115-1118.

12.

GULY UM, MITCHELL RG, COOK R, STEEDMAN DJ, ROBERTSON CE:
Paramedics and technicians are equally successful at managing cardiac arrest outside hospital.
Br Med J 1995; 310: 1091-1094.

13.

ROZKOVEC A, CROSSLEY J, WALESBY R, FOX KM, MASERI A:
Safety and effectiveness of a portable external automatic defibrillator-pacemaker.
Clin Cardiol 1983; 6: 527-533.

14.

CHADDA KD, KAMMERER R:
Early experiences with the portable automatic external defibrillator in the home and public places.
Am J Cardiol 1987; 60: 732-733.

15.

WEAVER WD, HILL D, FAHRENBRUCH CE, ET AL:
Use of the automatic external defibrillator in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
N Engl J Med 1988; 319: 661-666.

16.

KELLERMAN AL, HACKMAN B:
Automatic external defibrillator for out of hospital cardiac arrest.
N Engl J Med 1989; 320: 670-671.

17.

CUMMINS RO:
From concept to standard-of-care? Review of the clinical experience with automated external defibrillators.
Ann Emerg Med 1989; 18: 1269-1275.

18.

COBBE SM, REDMOND MJ, WATSON JM, HOLLINGWORTH J, CARRINGTON DJ:
“Heartstart Scotland” – initial experience of a national scheme for out of hospital defibrillation.
Br Med J 1991; 302: 1517-1520.

19.

STAPCZYNSKI JS, SVENSON JE, STONE CK:
Population density, automated external defibrillator use, and survival in rural cardiac arrest.
Acad Emerg Med 1997; 4: 552-558.

20.

CUMMINS RO, WHITE RD, PEPE PE:
Ventricular fibrillation, automated external defibrillators, and the United States Food and Drug Administration: confrontation without comprehension.
Ann Emerg Med 1995; 26: 621-631.

21.

WALTERS G, GLUCKSMAN E, EVANS TR:
Training St John Ambulance volunteers to use an automated external defibrillator.
Resuscitation 1994; 27: 39-45.

 

 

 

Back to top of this page


CARDIOnet® - registered trade mark name.

Copyright © 1996-2004 by CARDIOnet®. All rights reserved.