…patient and treatment related factors: Age older than 80 years Female sex Low body mass index Asian ancestry Previous muscle disease or a personal or…

…relationship between activity and cardiovascular benefit is curvilinear. The largest relative improvement occurs when an inactive person becomes even modestly active, while additional activity continues…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and sudden cardiac arrest This chapter will focus on ventricular fibrillation and pulseless electrical activity…

…beyond exercise training to incorporate individualized physical activity counselling, risk factor modification, nutritional care, education, psychosocial support, vocational guidance, medical surveillance, and appropriate pharmacological treatment…

…of cardiovascular mortality in general. This is not surprising given the adverse effects of long periods of tachycardia and desynchronized atrial and ventricular activity. Fortunately…

…No defined threshold The patient has cognitive or physical impairment and needs help from another person Level 3 can occur even when the glucose has…

…90%. Tibial and peroneal arteries, involved in approximately 40–50%. Distal disease is particularly common in older people and in patients with diabetes. The haemodynamic…

…PEA (pulseless electrical activity), survival is 10% in IHCA. If the initial rhythm is asystole, survival is 5% in IHCA. Initial rhythm and EMS response…

…healthy person can still go on, but he or she really has to push him or herself. It feels very heavy, and the person is…

…bystanders and health care professionals. The person may have some circulation despite circulatory collapse (e.g., with sustained ventricular tachycardia). Experimental and clinical understanding of…