Cardiac articles and literature

Below are a selection of articles and reviews of important papers pertaining to the cardiovascular system of critically ill patients.

Articles Cardiac troponins in critical care Cardiogenic Shock - pathophysiology Cardiogenic Shock - aspects of management Out of hospital cardiac arrest and therapeutic hypothermia

Literature Review Bernard et al. Hypothermia after cardiac arrest RCT. NEJM 2002 Hypothermia after cardiac arrest study group. NEJM 2002. ILCOR recommendation (2002)

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