Kardiol Pol
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
An optimal chest compression technique using personal protective equipment during resuscitation in the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized crossover simulation study.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for aerosol generating procedures (AGP) in patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) remains challenging. ⋯ We demonstrated that during simulated resuscitation with the use of PPE AGP in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID‑19, CC with LUCAS 3 compared with manual CCs as well as the TrueCPR essentially increased the CC quality. In the case of manual CCs by paramedics dressed in PPE AGP, it is advisable to change the person performing resuscitation every minute.
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he internal mammary artery (IMA) is routinely used as an arterial graft for coronary artery bypass grafting with an excellent long‑term patency rate, but its protective mechanism is unclear. ⋯ PVAT‑IMA revealed differences in the expression of selected genes in relation to SF. We found a higher expression of ITLN1 in PVAT‑IMA compared with other adipose tissue depots, which could be associated with protective mechanisms against atherosclerosis in IMA. However, this remains a subject for further studies.