Navigation Links
Several methods for enhancing the functioning of defibrillators in cases of heart attack
Date:3/25/2008

This release is available in Spanish.

The PhD, defended by engineer Sofa Ruiz de Gauna Gutirrez at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) puts forward various methods for the elimination of interference caused by compressions and ventilations of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the context of cardiac defibrillation.

A heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction or coronary thrombosis, is the most dramatic manifestation of cardiovascular illness, the main cause of death in developed countries.

In more than 40% of heart attacks patients can have two types of cardiac arrhythmias: ventricular or tachycardial ventricular fibrillation without pulse. The optimum treatment in these cases is the immediate initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to maintain artificial circulation by means of the application of thoracic compressions and ventilations, followed by an electrical discharge on the patients chest (defibrillation) when the cardiac rhythm is defibrillable. There is evidence that the success of the defibrillation is directly related to the immediacy with which the discharge is administered.

The automatic external defibrillator (AED) is a device capable of analysing the electrocardiogram and applying, if necessary, defibrillation. The mechanical activity of the thoracic compressions and ventilations induces interference on the electrocardiogram that compromises the reliability of the AED diagnosis. Consequently, cardiopulmonary resuscitation has to be interrupted during the intervals of automatic analysis, causing the absence of circulation and reducing the probability of success of electrical therapy.

This was the theme of the PhD thesis by Ms Sofa Ruiz de Gauna Gutirrez at the higher technical School of Engineering of the UPV/EHU, a work in which various methods for the elimination of this interference ca
'/>"/>

Contact: Irati Kortabitarte
iratik@elhuyar.com
34-943-363-040
Elhuyar Fundazioa
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. London Luxury Receives Asthma & Allergy Friendly(TM) Certification for Several of Its Bedding Products
2. Derma Sciences Announces Several Clinical Presentations on MEDIHONEY(TM) Wound & Burn Dressings at Upcoming APWCA Conference
3. Merck Pays More Than $400 Million to Settle Federal, State Medicaid Fraud Investigation Sparked by Qui Tam Whistleblower Case Detailing Marketing Schemes for Vioxx(R), Zocor(R), Several Other Drugs
4. Several genes that regulate the disease SLE have been identified
5. Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KgaA File Lawsuits Against Several Companies for Patent Infringement
6. Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Initiates Voluntary Recall and Replacement Program for Several Robitussin Products and Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion
7. RxPop.com Announces Corporate Sponsorships with Several of the Nations Leading Health Charities
8. Governor Rendell Announces CHIP Enrollment Clinics at Several Rite Aid Stores
9. Disgusting videos used to study coping methods
10. Air Methods to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
11. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features high-throughput methods for analyzing gene activity
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:10/14/2008)... Also debuts TMR,09 campaign, IRVINE, Calif., O...poration (Pink Sheets: CGCP), a global leader of i...nd the market leader of surgical products for,tran...educational symposium,yesterday in conjunction wit...rapeutics (TCT) meeting in Washington, D.C., The ...
(Date:10/14/2008)... more than 500 accounts Company opening new PROMUS...ICK, Mass., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bost...unced estimated U.S. market shares for,September f...liminary data,from Millennium Research Group (MRG)...he healthcare sector., Based on the MRG data, the...
(Date:10/14/2008)... Leading Supplemental Insurance Company Encour... Employee Benefits , Chic...e , a leading provider of supplemental insurance, ...time to review employee benefits and recommends ,V...to help retain employees. These programs can be a ...
(Date:10/14/2008)...ctober 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the Insti... started work on a 3.5 year,project to develop a n...hemical vapour deposition) diamond manufactured by...he field of CVD diamond synthesis and its,applicat...uld open up a raft of new,application areas in, fo...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Cardiogenesis Announces Successful Educational Symposium Targeted at Cardiologists at the TCT Meeting in Washington, D.C. 2Health News:Cardiogenesis Announces Successful Educational Symposium Targeted at Cardiologists at the TCT Meeting in Washington, D.C. 3Health News:Cardiogenesis Announces Successful Educational Symposium Targeted at Cardiologists at the TCT Meeting in Washington, D.C. 4Health News:Boston Scientific Announces Drug-Eluting Stent Market Share Estimates for September and Third Quarter 2Health News:Boston Scientific Announces Drug-Eluting Stent Market Share Estimates for September and Third Quarter 3Health News:Boston Scientific Announces Drug-Eluting Stent Market Share Estimates for September and Third Quarter 4Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 2Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 3Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 4Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 5Health News:Novel Solid-State Laser Design Based on Synthetic Diamond From Element Six Opens up New Applications 2Health News:Novel Solid-State Laser Design Based on Synthetic Diamond From Element Six Opens up New Applications 3Health News:Novel Solid-State Laser Design Based on Synthetic Diamond From Element Six Opens up New Applications 4
...-Everest Team has announced at the Cheltenham Scie...edition team to mount Everest to conduct //a resea... Doctors and scientists from the Centre for Aviat...dicine at the Institute of Human Health and Perfor...
...through move against HIV drug resistance, scientis...aturation Inhibitors that is the first in a new cl...nt the formation of Caspsid, a key viral protein f...rug in question, PA- 457, is a derivative of betul...
... Thwala, the Ministry of Agriculture Director of V...President of the African Regional Commission //for...tion for Animal Health (OIE). Dr. Barry O’Neil wa.... This post is held for three years. The elections...
... is enthralling people with his magic tricks or de...fessor Gursharan Singh Chhatwal does both with eas... a gifted magician. But the scientist from India h...is work against the killer streptococci bacteria. ...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Mount Everest to be Site of Research into Hypoxia 2Health News:Indian Scientist who Enthralls Public With Magic Tricks 2
(Date:10/13/2008)... January 2009 and Final Trial .... 13 /- Neurobiological,Tec...nounced that following a,meeting with the U.S. Foo...TM) (ancrod) Phase 3 clinical program for acute is...d analyze data from its two concurrently,running d...
(Date:10/12/2008)...ewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston,Scientific Corporatio...alysis,of nearly 7,500 patients from its TAXUS ARR...irm the performance of the TAXUS(R) Express2(TM),P...rld practice. The,two-year pooled ARRIVE data show...s in patients with diabetes as effectively as in p...
(Date:10/10/2008)...ll/ -- Boston Scientific,Corporation (NYSE: BSX )...or,events and press announcements at the Cardiovas... Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT),s... 17 in Washington, D.C., Boston Scientific will b...ata on its TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) and second-genera...
(Date:10/9/2008)...mber 2008, BOTHELL, Wash., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-Fir...ced today the completion of patient enrollment and...to evaluate the safety and,efficacy of its formula...r,the over-the-counter (OTC) market. The Company e...l trial in November 2008. Ibuprofen is an analgesi...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Neurobiological Technologies Announces FDA Agreement to Consolidate Viprinex Phase 3 Trials Accelerating Time to Pivotal Data 2Neurobiological Technologies Announces FDA Agreement to Consolidate Viprinex Phase 3 Trials Accelerating Time to Pivotal Data 3Neurobiological Technologies Announces FDA Agreement to Consolidate Viprinex Phase 3 Trials Accelerating Time to Pivotal Data 4TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stent Shows Similarly Low Re-Intervention Rates in Patients With Diabetes Compared to Non-Diabetics in Arrive Registry Program 2TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stent Shows Similarly Low Re-Intervention Rates in Patients With Diabetes Compared to Non-Diabetics in Arrive Registry Program 3TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stent Shows Similarly Low Re-Intervention Rates in Patients With Diabetes Compared to Non-Diabetics in Arrive Registry Program 4TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stent Shows Similarly Low Re-Intervention Rates in Patients With Diabetes Compared to Non-Diabetics in Arrive Registry Program 5Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data on the Performance of TAXUS(R) Coronary Stent Systems at TCT 2008 2Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data on the Performance of TAXUS(R) Coronary Stent Systems at TCT 2008 3Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data on the Performance of TAXUS(R) Coronary Stent Systems at TCT 2008 4Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data on the Performance of TAXUS(R) Coronary Stent Systems at TCT 2008 5Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data on the Performance of TAXUS(R) Coronary Stent Systems at TCT 2008 6SCOLR Pharma Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment and Dosing for Pivotal Clinical Trial Evaluating Extended Release Ibuprofen 2SCOLR Pharma Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment and Dosing for Pivotal Clinical Trial Evaluating Extended Release Ibuprofen 3Hill Rom to Present at the Citi Healthcare Conference 18778 15th Annual World Lupus Day Philadelphians Take Part In a Global Rally of Support 18775 15th Annual World Lupus Day Philadelphians Take Part In a Global Rally of Support 18775 2Met Pro Corporation to Report First Quarter Earnings on May 22 18772 1Met Pro Corporation to Report First Quarter Earnings on May 22 18772 2Met Pro Corporation to Report First Quarter Earnings on May 22 18772 3Mangos Captures 11 HMR Awards 18769 1Mangos Captures 11 HMR Awards 18769 2
Humerus Fracture Brace indications: , Nonoperative treatment of closed humeral shaft fractures , Postoperative treatment of open humeral shaft fractures , Protection of humeral defects , After rem
The FUNCTIONAL ARM BRACE (FAB) was designed to allow immobilization in multiple positions to make it useful as a functional brace in early rehabilitation., ,Far more than an "Elbow ROM Brace" - the
Controls humeral segments through soft tissue compression while allowing for full range of elbow motion
...This simple concept is the cornerstone of our Town...k the heel with our patent-pending Stablelock Syst...t your patient will experience walking in their TS... and supports the posterior aspect of the leg. Thi...
Medicine Products: