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Improving Care

12/05/2014

Sarver Heart Center Director, Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, shares her enthusiasm for collaboration in the ongoing research on heart failure.
Epinephrine Hurts Cardiac Arrest Survival?

12/03/2014

Karl B. Kern and Gordon A. Ewy comment on study on cardiac arrest and epinephrine use
UA College of Nursing Professor Ruth Taylor-Piliae Receives AHA 2014 Stroke Article of the Year Award

12/03/2014

This annual award recognizes the scientific and clinical contributions of cerebrovascular nurses in promoting AHA goals and excellence in cerebrovascular nursing science; Dr. Taylor-Piliae was recognized for her article about the effects of Tai Chi on older stroke survivors.
CPR Phone Guidance Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival

11/25/2014

Talking bystanders through CPR methods for a cardiac emergency during a 911 call can significantly boost survival rates.
Friday Feedback: Will IMPROVE-IT Trial Affect Primary Care?

11/21/2014
How to Follow a Low-Cholesterol Diet

11/21/2014

Reduce your heart attack and stroke risk by keeping to a diet low in cholesterol.
Hallway Buzz: Karl Kern, MD on Oxygen Therapy (AVOID)

11/20/2014
AVOIDing Oxygen in Suspected STEMI Tied to Smaller Infarcts, Less Recurrent MI

11/20/2014
AZ Research Shows 9-1-1 Dispatchers Giving CPR Instruction Saves Lives

11/17/2014

Guidelines For Bystanders Before Responders Arrive Cited at Heart Association Meeting
Arizona Research Shows Dispatchers Giving CPR Instruction Saves Lives

11/15/2014

Emergency dispatchers providing life-saving CPR instructions to 9-1-1 callers prior to first responders arriving on scene dramatically increases survival from the leading cause of death, cardiac arrest, according to Arizona research.

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