Blunt cardiac injury represents a multifaceted challenge in the context of chest trauma, often resulting from high‐energy impacts such as motor vehicle collisions or falls from height. The clinical ...

Researchers are exploring a new generation of biochemical markers that may help clinicians detect myocardial contusion. A frequently overlooked form of heart injury caused by blunt chest trauma, ...

Advanced care provided by air ambulance teams was linked to higher survival rates in major trauma patients. Researchers found that more people survived than predicted by standard models, including ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - MercyOne Siouxland is currently a Level II trauma center but will be changing to a Level III center and changing some of its cardiac services. The announcement was sent to MercyOne ...

Electrocardiographic changes, arrhythmias, and increased cardiac enzymes have been reported in patients with TBI, but no data are published on 24-hr Holter monitoring in severe pediatric head trauma ...

Prediabetes combined with subclinical myocardial injury or stress significantly increases heart failure risk in adults with hypertension.

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) restores perfusion and oxygenation in a patient who does not have spontaneous circulation. The evidence with regard to the effect of extracorporeal ...