A 40-year-old member asked:
what are the symptoms of ventricular fibrillation?
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Dr. Michael Zevitz answered
37 years experience Internal medicine
Cardiac arrest: Ventricular fibrillation is a fatal arrhythmia that results in death unless reversed with defibrillation. The main symptoms are cardiovascular collapse with absence of blood pressure, pulselessness, and total unresponsiveness to any stimuli.
Answered on Jun 20, 2012
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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered
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V. fibrillation : Ventricular fibrillation is usually fatal. Not sure if you meant to ask about some other arrhythmia. Write back if you did.
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Ventricular or Atria: Fibrillation is a random chaiotic electrical pattern. Atrial fibrillation is common an some older adults live in continuous a-fib and feel ok while o ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Zevitz answered
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Immediate ECG: Ventricular fibrillation is a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia which if not reversed back to a normal rhythm, can cause permanent stoppage of the he ... Read More
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