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Sep 3, 2024

Police Involvement in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Qualitative Exploration of Law Enforcement Roles and Contributing Organizational Factors

American police organizations respond to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Police serve on-scene and supplementary roles in OHCA response across jurisdictions. Future studies may help to understand how to optimize police engagement in OHCA response.
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Aug 27, 2024

Cultivating the Magic Sauce for Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest vary significantly by location, highlighting the need to identify and disseminate best practices from high-performing communities. What are the key factors that improve survival?
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Aug 21, 2024

Enhancing Prehospital Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest (EPOC) Study: Sequential Mixed-Methods Study Protocol in Michigan, USA

This study includes three aims. The first two will inform the development of a survey instrument in aim III that will be administered to all EMS agencies in Michigan, testing factors associated with increased OHCA survival to build an EPOC Toolkit.
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Aug 21, 2024

The Association of Fire or Police First Responder Initiated Interventions with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival

This study aims to evaluate rates of fire or police first responder-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use, as well as their associated impact on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes.
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Aug 21, 2024

Variation in Pre-Hospital Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Michigan

Using data from Michigan Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (MI-CARES) for years 2014-2017, we calculated rates of sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) upon emergency department arrival across EMS agencies in Michigan.
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Aug 21, 2024

A Cross-Stakeholder Approach to Improving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival

We conducted a study using qualitative research methods comparing the system of care across sites in Michigan communities with varying OHCA survival outcomes, measured by return to spontaneous circulation with pulse upon emergency department arrival.
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Jul 24, 2024

A Preliminary Analysis of Stress Burden and Cognitive Function and Clinically-Adjudicated Cognitive Outcomes in Black American Adults

This study estimated the effect of an index of stress and psychological distress (i.e., stress burden) on cognitive function and clinically-adjudicated cognitive outcomes among older Black American adults and examined sleep as a mediator of effects.
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Jun 26, 2024

Improvements in Maternal Cardiovascular Health Over the Perinatal Period Longitudinally Predict Lower Postpartum Psychological Distress Among Individuals Who Began Their Pregnancies With Overweight or Obesity

Improved cardiovascular health (CVH) across pregnancy predicted lower postpartum distress among individuals with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity. Promoting CVH during pregnancy could enhance postpartum psychological well-being in high-risk individuals.
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Racial Differences in Treatment Intensity at the End of Life Among Older Adults with Heart Failure: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

We compared treatment intensity between Black and White older adults with heart failure (HF) near the end of life, finding that Black HF patients were more likely to spend time on life support and die in a hospital than White HF patients.
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Jun 26, 2024

Associations Between Prenatal Loss of Control Eating and Cardiovascular Health During Pregnancy

Among pregnant individuals with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity, loss of control (LOC) over eating was associated with poorer cardiovascular health (CVH) even after controlling for known risk factors for poor CVH.
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Apr 17, 2024

The Segregation of Physician Networks Providing Care to Black and White Patients with Heart Disease: Concepts, Measures, and Empirical Evaluation

Black-White disparities in cardiac care may be related to physician referral network segregation. We developed and tested new geographic physician network segregation measures.
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Behavioural Economics to Improve Antihypertensive Therapy Adherence (BETA): Protocol for a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial in Los Angeles

This paper describes the protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a behavioral economics-based intervention designed to support long term medication adherence.

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