Despite the name, cardiac asthma isn’t a type of asthma. It refers to breathing difficulty caused by fluid buildup in the lungs as a result of heart failure. Cardiac asthma can be potentially life ...

Air quality in the Capital worsens, causing a rise in respiratory and cardiac issues across all ages; doctors advise masks, ...

Rescue breathing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had superior neurological outcomes compared with compression-only CPR or no CPR at all in infants, children and adolescents, according to a new ...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — When children and adolescents go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting, CPR with rescue breathing – rather than CPR using only chest compressions ...

Difficulty breathing is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021. Breathing problems more frequently preceded cardiac arrest than chest pain.

Of the nearly 400,000 people in the U.S. who experience a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting each year, less than 6% survive, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine. About ...

When children and adolescents go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting, CPR with rescue breathing -- rather than CPR using only chest compressions -- leads to better outcomes, according to ...