Is hypothermia more neuroprotective than avoiding fever after cardiac arrest?

Cardiovasc Res. 2021 Nov 1;117(12):e159-e161. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvab297.

Authors

Erik Sveberg Dietrichs^{1

2}, Rachel Myles³, Godfrey Smith³

Affiliations

¹ Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group, Department of Medical Biology, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Hansine Hansens vei 14, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway.
² Center for Psychopharmacology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Forskningsveien 13, N-0373 Oslo, Norway.
³ Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, West Medical Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; Hypothermia; QRS/QTc; Targeted temperature management; Therapeutic hypothermia.

MeSH terms

Heart Arrest* / therapy
Humans
Hypothermia* / therapy
Hypothermia, Induced*