Ventricular Fibrillation: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

ventricular fibrillation, VF, ventricular tachycardia, VT, cardiac arrest, heart attack, malignant arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia, primary ventricular fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmia, malignant ventricular arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, cardiac tumors, long QT syndrome, torsade de pointes, sudden cardiac death, tetralogy of Fallot, aortic stenosis, deafness, congestive heart failure, low cardiac output, myocarditis, abnormal heart sounds, aortic stenosis, ventricular outflow obstruction, electrolyte abnormalities, proarrhytmic medications, hypothermia, hyperthermia, hypoxia/ischemia, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, WPW syndrome, Chagas disease, atrial fibrillation, AF, commotio cordis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Elizabeth A Stephenson, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Consulting Staff, Division of Cardiology, The Hospital for Sick Children
Elizabeth A Stephenson, MD, MSc is a member of the following medical societies: American Heart Association, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Heart Rhythm Society, and Pediatric and Congential Electrophysiology Society
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Charles Berul, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Senior Associate, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Boston
Charles Berul, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society, and Society for Pediatric Research
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Christopher Johnsrude, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Electrophysiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Pediatric Cardiology Associates, PSC
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Alvin J Chin, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Gilbert Herzberg, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, New York Medical College
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Stuart Berger, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin; Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplant Program, Medical Director of The Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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