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A 40-something presented after attempted prehospital resuscitation with persistent Ventricular Fibrillation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Two recent interventions have proven in randomized trials to improve neurologic survival in cardiac arrest: 1) the combination of the ResQPod and the ResQPump (suction device for compression-decompression CPR -- Lancet 2011 ) and 2) Dual Sequential defibrillation. Formal Echocardiogram: Normal left ventricular size and wall thickness.

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Electrical instability in a healthy 50 year old. How to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It is reasonable to perform an echocardiogram to evaluate LV function. Although rare reduced lumen size of one or more coronary arteries has been reported as a cause of sudden death as its initial presentation in previously healthy young adults ( See MacFarland et al J Card Cases 4(3): E148-151, 2011 and Guo et al JACC 17(18)- 2021 ).