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 ...

John Geddes (L) with the crew of the mobile coronary care unit Personal collection of Sam Webb John Geddes was working as a ...

Thankfully, Gilbreth gave her lifesaving CPR until paramedics got there. Everyday Hero: Doctor saved by son during ...

The most common arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, which occurs in the atria in the upper part of the heart and can lead to ...

Scientists have long searched for drugs that can prevent VF, but most have failed clinical trials because of serious side ...

The condition can lead to ventricular fibrillation and, therefore, sudden cardiac death. Here, the authors show that suppression of FoxO1 signaling in HFpEF reduces arrhythmias by improving ...

This paradoxical increase in ventricular heart rates may lead to ventricular fibrillation (ventricular rates of 400 to 600 bpm) and death. Procainamide or urgent electrical cardioversion is ...

The observation that ventricular tachycardia ... for the use of dronedarone in the therapy of patients with atrial fibrillation. As more information is collected about the safety profile of ...

Ultrastructural changes related to physical activity and ventricular arrhythmogenesis Evidence suggests that intense physical exercise and training may increase the propensity to develop arrhythmias.2 ...