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Resuscitation2026;111277.August 24, 2026Journal Article

Cognition, Quality of Life, and Psychological Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors - Results from the German Cardiac Arrest Registry (G-CAR).

Michelle Roßberg1, Hermann Heerklotz2, Nadine Hösler3, Taoufik Ouarrak4, Steffen Desch5, Holger Thiele5, Uwe Zeymer6, Eike Tigges7, Ingo Voigt8, Guido Michels9, Fabian Voss10, Christian Apfelbacher11, Anne Freund1, Sebastian Ewen12, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek13, Christoph Sinning14, Janine Pöss15,
1Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University, Department of Cardiology, Struempellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany.
2University Hospital Leipzig, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Liebigstr. 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
3Leipzig Heart Science gGmbH, Russenstr. 69a, 04289 Leipzig, Germany.
4Institut für Herzinfarktforschung (IHF) Ludwigshafen, Bremserstr. 79, 67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
5Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University, Department of Cardiology, Struempellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany; Leipzig Heart Science gGmbH, Russenstr. 69a, 04289 Leipzig, Germany.
6Institut für Herzinfarktforschung (IHF) Ludwigshafen, Bremserstr. 79, 67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany; Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Straße 33, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
7Asklepios Clinic Sankt Georg Hamburg, Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Lohmuehlenstr. 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany.
8Elisabeth Hospital Essen, Department of Acute and Emergency Medicine, Klara-Kopp-Weg 1, 45138 Essen, Germany.
9Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nordallee 1, 54292 Trier, Germany.
10Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany.
11Institute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Medical Faculty, Otto Von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
12Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum, Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikstr. 11, 78052 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
13Institute of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital/Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany.
14University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
15Heart Center Leipzig at Leipzig University, Department of Cardiology, Struempellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany; Leipzig Heart Science gGmbH, Russenstr. 69a, 04289 Leipzig, Germany. Electronic address: janine.poess@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
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Abstract

AIM: To assess cognitive function, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), reintegration into daily life, and psychological outcomes among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors. METHODS: Data were obtained from the multicenter German Cardiac Arrest Registry (G-CAR). Survivors completed standardized assessments at 6- and 12-month follow-up (6M-FU; 12M-FU), including 1.) Mini Montreal Cog…

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