Saket Girotra

Aug 21, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Saket Girotra |qiang li |Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin |Brian Lund

The authors have declared no competing interest. The study is funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI, R01HL166305 and R56HL158803; PI: Girotra; Co-I: Vaughan-Sarrazin, Lund, Al-Garadi, Beckman, Hoffman, Tsai, Smolderen, Arya, Matheny, Gobbel). Dr. Lund receives funding from the VA Office of Research and Development and the VA Office of Rural Health. Dr. Chan and Dr. Girotra also receive receive funding from the NHLBI (R01HL160734) and the American Heart Association.

Dec 28, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Paul S. Chan |Kansas City |Saket Girotra

Key PointsQuestion  What is the association between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes in the US? Findings  This registry study found that rates of return of spontaneous circulation were 18% lower overall than before the pandemic, including 11% to 15% lower in communities with low COVID-19 mortality.