After COACT trial-new perspectives for the management of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction: early versus late cardiac catheterization post cardiac arrest.

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is the leading cause of death in the United States, as 90% of them are fatal per the 2018 American Heart Association statistics. As many as fifty-percent of cardiac arrest events display an initial rhythm of pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF), and of those, coronary artery disease (CAD) is found in 60-80% of patients. Following return of spontaneous circulation, patients who present with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) should undergo an early invasive strategy and primary intervention, which is well-established guideline-based management.

Relation between pregestational obesity and characteristics of the placenta.

To evaluate the morphology of the placenta in patients with pregestational overweight (OW), pregestational obesity (PGOB), or normal weight. A cross-sectional study including women ( = 114) ≥20 years of age with a singleton pregnancy was carried out. The groups were integrated according to pregestational body mass index (BMI): 51 patients had a normal BMI (18.