Guidelines would (erroneously) say that this patient who was defibrillated and resuscitated does not need emergent angiography
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 27, 2024
A patient had a cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation and was successfully defibrillated. This is FAR LESS than all other studies of shockable arrest. Coronary Angiography after Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation. The proof of this is that only 5% of patients enrolled had acute coronary occlusion.
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