Prognostic implication of early ejection fraction on long-term mortality and quality of life following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

In this study of a unique cohort of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors with ventricular fibrillation, the initial ejection fraction was predictive of increased long-term mortality. However, overall long-term quality-of-life was favorable and independent of the ejection fraction. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]