Unexplained sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major health problem, and prediction and identification of high-risk populations remain a challenge. Epinephrine stress testing could help to identify ...

I think there's no reason why the test in principle shouldn't be just as easy to perform as a treadmill stress test. Ackerman said that at his center, patients with suspected LQTS are worked up with a ...

For patients in cardiac arrest, administering epinephrine helps to restart the heart but may increase the overall likelihood of death or debilitating brain damage, according to a study. The study ...

In the largest randomized, placebo-controlled trial of its kind, use of epinephrine (adrenaline) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was associated with a small increase in survival at 30 days, but at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Administration of epinephrine within 4 minutes after first automatic external defibrillator shock for ...

THIS paper presents an evaluation of the epinephrine test from the standpoint of its prognostic significance in patients being prepared for surgery, as well as a brief review of its use in the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first nasal spray epinephrine drug for severe allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis, providing a needle-free alternative to EpiPens and similar ...

I was in seat 20C on a flight home this March, when I felt my throat closing. Minutes earlier, hives had appeared on my face and chest. As a physician, I knew exactly what these symptoms meant: ...