Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Heart
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Multicenter Study
The Northern Ireland Public Access Defibrillation (NIPAD) study: effectiveness in urban and rural populations.
To assess the impact of mobile automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) in urban and rural populations. ⋯ Despite improvement in CRI there was no impact on survival (witnessed arrest 32.8%, VF 15.6%).
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Review Meta Analysis
64-Slice computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis and assessment of coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of mortality and ill health. ⋯ 64-Slice CT is highly sensitive for patient-based detection of CAD and has high NPV. An ability to rule out significant CAD means that it may have a role in the assessment of chest pain, particularly when the diagnosis remains uncertain despite clinical evaluation and simple non-invasive testing.