title: Pseudoventricular fibrillation.
abstract: A case of atrial fibrillation with asystole was diagnosed as ventricular fibrillation because of the autogain feature of the electrocardiographic monitor. Direct current shock therapy was withheld only because the patient regained consciousness.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel. amoskatz@bgmail.bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Snir
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Wagshal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis*