A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest. This has been shown in a large international multicenter study ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the outcomes when it happens outside of a hospital are estimated to be under 20%.

This study was part of a larger project called the TTM2 trial, which also tested whether cooling the body after cardiac arrest helps improve outcomes. That earlier study showed no real benefit from ...

A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a ...