Procedure mortality is approximately 3% , with most deaths due to failure of the procedure to control frequent, life-threatening VT.
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VT is defined as 3 or more heartbeats in a row, at a rate of more than 100 beats a minute. If VT lasts for more than a few seconds at a time, it can become life-threatening .
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Medications used to treat atrial fibrillation include:
Read moreWhat triggers heart fibrillation?
Certain situations can trigger an episode of atrial fibrillation, including:
Read moreIs ventricular fibrillation worse than ventricular tachycardia?
Ventricular fibrillation is more serious than atrial fibrillation . Ventricular fibrillation frequently results in loss of consciousness and death, because ventricular arrhythmias are more likely to interrupt the pumping of blood, or undermine the heart’s ability to supply the body with oxygen-rich blood.
Read moreWhat is the difference between tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia?
Tachycardia is a very fast heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute. The many forms of tachycardia depend on where the fast heart rate begins. If it begins in the ventricles, it is called ventricular tachycardia . If it begins above the ventricles, it is called supraventricular tachycardia.
Read moreWhat is the drug of choice for ventricular fibrillation?
If the patient remains in ventricular fibrillation, pharmacological treatment should begin. Epinephrine is the first drug given and may be repeated every 3 to 5 minutes. If epinephrine is not effective, the next medication in the algorithm is amiodarone 300 mg .26 Kas 2019
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