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Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Lack of organized depolarization, contraction of the ventricles and no cardiac output
  • The most common cause of sudden cardiac death
  • The patients are in cardiac arrest, with ECG showing shapeless ventricular activity with variable morphology.
  • May be progress into asystole without intervention
  • Associated with MI, electrolyte imbalances (hypokalaemia), hypotension, history of smoking, male gender

    • Ventricular Fibrillation (Courtesy of Jer5150, wikipedia.org)

Management
  • Initiate the advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)

    • Advanced Life Support Protocol (European Resuscitation Council, 2021)

Reference:

  • European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021
  • UpToDate - Ventricular Arrhythmias