Initiation of ventricular fibrillation by atrial fibrillation.
We report the case of a patient who developed spontaneously a ventricular fibrillation during atrial fibrillation, 8 min after a perfusion of isoproterenol was stopped. Two mechanisms could explain the ventricular arrhythmia: silent ischaemia and a long-short cycle sequence just before ventricular fibrillation.
Brembilla-Perrot
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CHU of Brabois, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France.
Grentzinger
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Guenoun
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Giorgi
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JP
Licho
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D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000503:physiopathology; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000503:physiopathology; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology