cardiac arrest

A ventricular aneurysm is a district dilatation of a portion of the ventricular wall, made up of fibrous tissue. In simpler terms, it is a pathological situation characterised by the fact that part of the heart muscle is replaced by a scar

Extrasystole is an often benign alteration of the heart rhythm. It is an early pulsating contraction of the heart, which the affected individual may clearly perceive as an abnormal contraction of the organ, an 'added beat' or 'irregular…

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the heart muscle and impairs the heart's ability to efficiently pump blood to the rest of the body

The BLS Instructor courses (with defibrillator use certification) of the AHA for healthcare professionals start again: Saturday 2 October the appointment is in Rome with Doctor Squicciarini

Let’s talk about Heart Attack: you’ve watched a heart attack happen in films and on TV enough times to know how they’re scary—but Hollywood’s “reel” life does not always reflect real life

The normal heart is positioned on the centre/left side of the chest and has the apex (i.e. the tip) pointing to the left

A surprising chain of rescue that occurred in Cadiz during the match against Barcelona

EMERGENCY will collaborate with the scientific society Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) to create a group of certified instructors able to teach, in EMERGENCY's treatment centres all over the world, the most advanced methods of assisting…

Cantrell's Pentalogy is an often fatal congenital malformation disorder that involves several birth defects in the chest and abdominal area, with the result that the heart may be found just under a person's skin instead of behind the layers…

Sudden cardiac death in medicine refers to an unexpected (or 'apparently' unexpected) death from cardiac causes that occurs in often asymptomatic patients, immediately after the onset of symptoms (within an hour) or even without the onset…