Survival after cardiac arrest requires an integrated system of people, training, equipment,
and organizations working together to achieve a common goal. Part 7 of the 2020 American …

Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency
Cardiovascular Care are based on an extensive evidence review process that was begun by …

Abstract The European Resuscitation Council and the European Society of Intensive Care
Medicine have collaborated to produce these post-resuscitation care guidelines, which are …

The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Task Force performed detailed systematic reviews based on the recommendations of the …

The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Task Force performed detailed systematic reviews based on the recommendations of the …

Background A severe shortage of available donor organs has created an impetus to use
extended criteria organs for heart transplantation. Although such attempts increase donor …

The proposed donor heart selection guidelines provide evidence-based and expert-
consensus recommendations for the selection of donor hearts following brain death. These …

There is increased scrutiny on the quality in health care with particular emphasis on
institutional heart transplant survival outcomes. An important aspect of successful …

The first human heart transplantation was performed by Christian Barnard in 1967. While the
technical aspect had been worked out, allograft rejection was a major limitation in the early …

The first successful human heart transplantation was reported on 3 December 1967, by
Christiaan Barnard in South Africa. Since then this life‐saving procedure has been …