Saturday News from the American Heart Association

CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

WHAT:  SATURDAY NEWS ALERT from the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2010, the premier cardiovascular instructional and research meeting in the world. More than 3,600 abstracts of original research will be presented and over 20,000 attendees are expected. The American Heart Association communications department provides a full program of news materials and news events to media.

WHERE:  McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago, Ill.

WHEN:  Saturday, Nov. 13 – Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010

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News Tips from Resuscitation Symposium:

• Care for cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia may be withdrawn too soon.
• Withdrawal of early care may prematurely end life of cardiac arrest patients.
• Hospitals withdraw care of hypothermia-treated cardiac arrest patients early.
• Trial finds weak link between epinephrine use, survival to hospital discharge in cardiac arrest cases.
• AHA guidelines, systems-based approach boost survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

ONLINE:

• For more on this news and additional resources, visit the SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2010 NEWSROOM.
• For animation, audio, video and photos for Sessions news releases, go to the newsroom link, then "Multimedia Resources," "Scientific Confs. & Meetings" and "Scientific Sessions."
• To see Scientific Sessions news conferences streamed live or recorded previously, visit www.MedPageToday.com.

ON SITE: News Media Center, North Building, Hall C, McCormick Place Convention Center. Hours of operation: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday - Tuesday; 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesday.

TOMORROW'S NEWS CONFERENCES: Findings from Late Breaking Clinical Trials related to heart failure will be presented at a news conference Sunday, Nov. 14 at 8:00 a.m. Featured news will be presented at a news conference Sunday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.

SOURCE American Heart Association