Abstract
Cardiac arrest in patients on mechanical support is a new phenomenon brought about by the increased use of this therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure. This American Heart Association scientific statement highlights the recognition and treatment of cardiovascular collapse or cardiopulmonary arrest in an adult or pediatric patient who has a ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. Specific, expert consensus recommendations are provided for the role of external chest compressions in such patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e1115-e1134 |
Journal | Circulation |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 13 2017 |
Keywords
- AHA Scientific Statements
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- emergency medicine
- heart arrest
- heart, artificial
- heart-assist devices
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Physiology (medical)