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Introduction Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide.1 Although there have been advances in the management of cardiac conditions, because OOHCA occurs in the community with lack of access to immediate and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), OOHCA has continued to yield poor clinical outcomes globally.1,2 Several interventions have been developed to improve effective CPR for OOHCA patients,2,3 one of which is community training of CPR techniques. In patients with unusual cardiac anatomy, modified CPR techniques need to be adopted, and this has not been considered in the

Lessons learnt from a tragic loss Dear Sirs, Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) without overt heart disease is thankfully rare but nevertheless an incredibly emotive condition principally because of its inherent predilection for younger patients.1 The recent case report by Westaby et al. with editorial by Sedgwick et al. highlights an important case whereby a young woman died following prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts for refractory ventricular arrhythmias. The article concentrates on lessons learnt and potential improvements during the acute resuscitation phase. Principally the team examined the role and timing of the external LUCAS

EVINCI study completed The prevalence of “significant” coronary artery disease in patients with chest pain symptoms is lower than expected in Europe, according to preliminary findings from the The EValuation of INtegrated Cardiac Imaging (EVINCI) study. Once the final analysis is completed, the EVINCI study is expected to demonstrate that performing adequate non-invasive imaging screening of patients with suspected coronary artery disease could safely avoid invasive procedures in 75 out of 100 patients.  The study will have sufficient power to answer the question of which is the most cost-effective non-invasive imaging strategy for the j