Publications by authors named "Soraya Anys"
Aims: To evaluate the association of basic life support with survival after sports-related sudden cardiac arrest (SR-SCA).
Methods And Results: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, a search of several databases from each database inception to 31 July 2021 without language restrictions was conducted. Studies were considered eligible if they evaluated one of three scenarios in patients with SR-SCA: (i) bystander presence, (ii) bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), or (iii) bystander automated external defibrillator (AED) use and provided information on survival.
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- Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a serious heart condition linked to sudden death in young adults, with few known genetic factors beyond the SCN5A gene.
- A large study involving 2,820 BrS cases and 10,001 controls revealed 21 genetic signals across 12 locations, suggesting a strong genetic component to the disorder.
- Key findings highlight the importance of transcription regulation in BrS development and introduce microtubule-related mechanisms that affect the expression of a key cardiac protein, shedding light on the disorder's genetic and molecular basis.
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- * Overall incidence of SrSCA remained stable, with only a small percentage occurring in competitive young athletes, while most cases were in middle-aged recreational sports participants.
- * Significant improvements were noted in the use of bystander CPR and automated external defibrillators, leading to a tripling of survival rates from 23.8% to 66.7% over the study period, emphasizing the importance of public training in life support.
Screening for sports activity: con! Far from the image of the high-level soccer player collapsing on the lawn in the middle of a match, undoubting an emotional impression covered regularly by the media and now part of our collective imagination, sudden death during sports has most commonly been observed among middle aged 'Sunday' athletes. The consistent media coverage on sudden cardiac death among young competitive athletes has provided the opportunity to draw public awareness of cardiac arrest in general, however, overall it is far from being a globally recognized public health issue eligible for an organized screening campaign.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Beta-blocker therapy is the cornerstone of treatment for patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS). Few details on the dose to be used are available. As the response is variable between patients, we systematically evaluated the effect of treatment by performing an exercise test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Risk stratification of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in Brugada syndrome (Brs) remains the main challenge for physicians. Several scores have been suggested to improve risk stratification but never replicated. We aim to investigate the accuracy of the Brs risk scores.
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