Open AccessEthnic differences in sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation
Author(s) -
Joanna Ghobrial,
Susan R. Heckbert,
Traci M. Bartz,
Gina S. Lovasi,
Erin Wallace,
Rozenn N. Lemaître,
April F. Mohanty,
Thomas D. Rea,
David S. Siscovick,
Jean Yee,
Michelle Lentz,
a Sotoodehnia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
heart
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1468-201X
pISSN - 1355-6037
DOI - 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308384
Subject(s) - medicine , asystole , pulseless electrical activity , ventricular fibrillation , sudden cardiac arrest , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , resuscitation , cardiology , defibrillation , retrospective cohort study , cohort , sudden cardiac death , emergency medicine
Ethnic differences in sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation have not been fully explored and studies have yielded inconsistent results. We examined the association of ethnicity with factors affecting sudden cardiac arrest outcomes.