Ventricular fibrillation causes an immediate cessation of circulation; it rarely stops spontaneously, and its treatment is unsatisfactory. When it occurs in the operating room, the chest may be ...

"Supported by MAARS, clinicians can deliver personalized care to their patients and protect them appropriately from SCDA ...

Ventricular fibrillation (VFib) affects the two lower chambers of the heart. As many as 6 million people in the U.S. have AFib, and the CDC says that could jump to 12 million by 2030.

Ventricular fibrillation has also occurred rarely (3 in our series of over 1500 catheterizations), and all but 2 of the patients described in the literature, 3–6 as well as our first patient ...

Ventricular fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the muscle in the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles) contracts irregularly and rapidly. The ventricles quiver and are unable to ...

Background and objective Prior studies have suggested that patients with premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) may have an ...

Many people who have suffered a heart attack subsequently develop life-threatening complications like ventricular fibrillation. Now an international research team from the University of Freiburg's ...

Field Medical Inc. continues to reap funding from investors for its pulsed field ablation (PFA) system with a $35 million ...

A 25-year-old woman experienced three episodes of syncope over the course of 2 years. The attacks all occurred just after she sat down, and two were accompanied by convulsions. How can she be helped?