Long-term survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children: outcomes in Andalusia in 2008-2019.

Objective: To determine survival to discharge and neurological outcomes on long-term follow-up of pediatric patients attended for out of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Methods: Retrospective study based on an ongoing OHCA registry. Patients aged 16 years or younger were included.

Pancreatic Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma Not Responding to Sirolimus.

 Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a vascular tumor frequently associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP), characterized by severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy. Visceral involvement in KHE is rare. In our recent experience, sirolimus has shown to be an effective treatment in cutaneous KHE, becoming indeed the treatment of choice in KMP.

Evaluation of the performance of echocardiography in acute coronary syndrome patients during their stay in coronary units.

Objectives: To evaluate the frequency and the factors associated with performance of echocardiography in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients during their stay in intensive care units or coronary care units (ICU/CCU).

Methods: Retrospective cohort study including all patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome-unstable angina (UA), acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-included in the 'ARIAM' Spanish multi-centre register. The study period was from June 1996 to December 2005.

Heart rupture predictors in Spanish myocardial infarction patients: evaluation using propensity score analysis.

Background: The aim was to evaluate factors associated with the development of heart rupture in a Spanish registry of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients.

Material/methods: This was a retrospective study of cohorts, including all patients diagnosed with AMI included in the ARIAM Spanish multicenter registry. The study period was from June 1996 to December 2005.