Ventricular Fibrillation: Difference between revisions

Ventricular fibrillation (VF or V-fib) is chaotic depolarisation of the ventricles. Mechanically this results in an arrested cardiac pump function and immediate death. VF can only be treated by immediate [[defibrillation]]. If you consider ventricular fibrillation in a conscious patient, than you should look for a [[Technical Problems|technical problem]] with the ECG, eg. movement or electrical interference.

A comprehensive history of research into ventricular fibrillation has been written by Jalife.<cite>Jalife</cite>

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