Individual case reports 4,5 have documented the onset of ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, or both, at the moment of inscription of the pacemaker impulse. To avoid the vulnerable period of ...

Ventricular fibrillation is often a fatal arrhythmia. It occurs when the ventricular rate exceeds 400. In this setting, virtually no forward cardiac output occurs. Advanced Cardiac Life Support ...

Left untreated, ventricular tachycardia can trigger a medical emergency known as ventricular fibrillation (V-fib). With V-fib ...

Walking at a brisker pace could slash the risk of heart rhythm problems, according to a study.The findings “suggest brisk walking may be a safe and effective exercise to reduce arrhythmia”, which ...

Any disease affecting the heart muscle (“myocardium”) is a potential cause of sudden cardiac death. This includes heart ...

VT can degenerate to ventricular fibrillation as ischemia and hypotension develop, particularly in patients with impaired ventricular function. Although scars from a healed myocardial infarction ...

The following is a summary of “Visual coronary artery calcification score to predict significant coronary artery stenosis in ...