Ventricular fibrillation: basic concepts

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2004 Oct;51(5):1211-21. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.04.010.

Abstract

This brief overview serves as an introduction to the vast array of basic and clinical concepts that are pertinent to the basic understanding of ventricular fibrillation, its genesis, and its clinical management.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Electric Countershock
  • Epinephrine / physiology
  • Heart Atria / physiopathology
  • Heart Conduction System / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Ventricular Fibrillation* / physiopathology*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation* / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Epinephrine