Article: New findings in cardiology described from Yonsei University, Medical Department.(Clinical report)

According to a study from South Korea, "This prospective observational study was performed to investigate if the hand position used for external chest compressions is in an optimal position for compressing the ventricles during standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed during standard CPR in 34 patients with nontraumatic cardiac arrest (24 males, mean +/- standard deviation [SD] age = 56 +/- 12 years)."

"On the recorded image of TEE, an area of maximal compression (AMC) was identified, and the degree of compression at the AMC and the left ventricular stroke volume was calculated. A significant narrowing of ...

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