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Heart Massage

Rhythmic compression of the heart by pressure applied manually over the sternum (closed heart massage) or directly to the heart through an opening in the chest wall (open heart massage). It is done to reinstate and maintain circulation. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Also Known As:
Cardiac Massage; Cardiac Massages; Heart Massages; Massage, Cardiac; Massage, Heart; Massages, Cardiac; Massages, Heart
Networked: 527 relevant articles (17 outcomes, 14 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1. Dunning, Joel: 5 articles (07/2009 - 05/2006)
2. Levine, Adrian: 4 articles (07/2009 - 05/2006)
3. Scalea, Thomas M: 3 articles (06/2022 - 11/2016)
4. Tang, Siew Tzuh: 3 articles (01/2019 - 12/2014)
5. Yanagawa, Youichi: 3 articles (07/2013 - 05/2006)
6. Strang, Tim: 3 articles (07/2009 - 10/2008)
7. Goto, Ai: 2 articles (06/2022 - 01/2021)
8. Izumi-Nakaseko, Hiroko: 2 articles (06/2022 - 01/2021)
9. Kambayashi, Ryuichi: 2 articles (06/2022 - 01/2021)
10. Lurie, Keith G: 2 articles (06/2022 - 01/2021)

Related Diseases

1. Heart Arrest (Cardiac Arrest)
2. Ventricular Fibrillation
3. Shock
4. Air Embolism (Gas Embolism)
5. Pneumothorax

Related Drugs and Biologics

1. Oxygen (Dioxygen)
2. Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)
3. Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
4. Catecholamines
5. Procaine (Novocaine)
6. Atropine
7. Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline)
8. Heparin (Liquaemin)
9. Chloroform (Trichloromethane)
10. Bicarbonates (Hydrogen Carbonate)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1. Resuscitation
2. Massage (Zone Therapy)
3. Electrodes (Electrode)
4. Thoracotomy
5. Therapeutics