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 ...

that originates from one of the ventricles in the heart. The condition can lead to ventricular fibrillation and, therefore, sudden cardiac death.

Data show people with pulmonary arterial hypertension tend to stay in the hospital longer and have higher medical bills.

Double sequential external defibrillation, a technique that delivers two defibrillation shocks in quick succession from separate devices, demonstrated the most promising results.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic heart failure ... options for prevention of AF in patients with ventricular dysfunction. In conclusion, AF is associated with increased mortality in CHF ...

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The classic arrhythmias seen during digoxin toxicity include atrial tachycardia with a 2:1 conduction, bidirectional ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation with a slow ventricular response.