Therapeutic hypothermia for acute myocardial infarction: Past, present, and future

Autor: Kalie Edelstein, Barbara T Unger, William Parham, Michael Mooney
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Critical Care Medicine. 37:S234-S237
ISSN: 0090-3493
DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181ab311d
Popis: Therapeutic hypothermia has been shown in randomized clinical trials to improve neurologic outcomes following cardiac arrest. Whether therapeutic hypothermia improves important outcomes after acute myocardial infarction is an area of active research. Here we review recent experimental and clinical data that examine whether therapeutic hypothermia can improve functional outcomes or mortality rate in acute myocardial infarction. We conclude that the available clinical evidence does not support therapeutic hypothermia as standard therapy for acute myocardial infarction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE