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New cooling method helps heart attack patients in fast hypothermia
In New Orleans, Cynthia Crawford survived a cardiac arrest after five shocks and rapid cooling in an inflatable ThermoSuit, lowering her body to about 90 degrees in under an hour. Doctors urge faster cooling for heart attacks, with Ochsner testing the system on more patients as studies push for evidence of improved heart preservation.
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New Orleans
Cynthia Crawford
Ochsner Clinic
North Sea
Paul McMullan
Crawford
New York
George Sopko
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
McMullan
Buffalo Bills
Kevin Everett
American Heart Association
Michael Holzer
Medical University of Vienna
Austria
William O'Neill
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
Ochsner
Life Recovery Systems
Waldwick
N.J
Air Force
Robert Freedman
Alexandria
Lance Becker
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor and Heart Association
Sarah Crawford
Tulane University
Brusly
Baton Rouge
Christopher White
Steve Benton