According to new study results, the presence of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia as the first recorded rhythm after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is much greater ...

Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a new study.

“Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia cardiac arrests are referred to as shockable rhythms, as electrical defibrillation are more likely to succeed in patients with ...

In every scenario, a higher percentage of public cardiac arrests were classified as ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF), the types of abnormal heart rhythms that can be ...

A 54-year-old man was evaluated at the hospital after cardiac arrest associated with ventricular fibrillation. The patient had been in a fast-food restaurant when he gasped suddenly and lost consci ...

A 67-year-old man with acute anterolateral myocardial infarction had recurrent ventricular fibrillation that required insertion of temporary pacemaker. When a permanent pacemaker was inserted stabl ...

Resuscitation guidelines and protocols for in-hospital cardiac arrest have changed in the past decade. Does this correlate with increased survival, and do the surviving patients retain ...