Study Hellenic J Cardiol 2017

Neuroprotective strategies for patients with acute myocardial infarction combined with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in the ICU

Hu W, Chao Y, Geng X — Hellenic J Cardiol, 2017

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers compared conventional treatment with conventional treatment plus neuroprotective strategies in 83 patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.

What They Found

The observation group experienced significantly shorter consciousness recovery time, reflex recovery time, muscle tension recovery time, and ICU stay compared to the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, cerebral oxygen utilization rate increased significantly more in the observation group (P < 0.05), and both groups showed improved activities of daily living and reduced neural function defects.

Canadian Relevance

This study was not conducted in Canada and does not have a direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its relatively small sample size of 83 patients.

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Study Details

Study Type	Study
Category	Cardiac
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	28065791
Year Published	2017
Journal	Hellenic J Cardiol
MeSH Terms	Activities of Daily Living; Acute Disease; Aged; Brain; Diuretics, Osmotic; Female; Gangliosides; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Hypothermia; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain; Intensive Care Units; Length of Stay; Male; Mannitol; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Neuroprotective Agents; Observation; Oxygen; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Piperazines; Vasodilator Agents

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