News-Medical.Net November 11, 2024
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic years of 2015-2019, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2024. The meeting, Nov. 16-18, 2024, in Chicago, is a premier global exchange of the latest scientific advancements, research and evidence-based clinical practice updates in cardiovascular science.
The analysis of data for more than a half million adults in the U.S. who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest between 2015-2022 also found lower survival rates in predominantly Black and Hispanic communities.
Our results indicate that the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic largely erased gains in out-of-hospital...
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