Outcome of ventricular fibrillation developing during percutaneous coronary interventions in 19,497 patients without cardiogenic shock.
Ventricular fibrillation (VF) developing out of hospital or even in hospital has a reported prognosis for survival that is <50%. We examined the prognosis for VF in 19,497 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and identified 164 who had VF (0.84%). The time to defibrillation was <1 minute and was successful in all without sequelae. Thus, VF developing in the catheterization laboratory is unique in terms of prognosis.
Addala
Srinivas
S
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
Kahn
Joel K
JK
Moccia
Thomas F
TF
Harjai
Kishore
K
Pellizon
Gregory
G
Ochoa
Anthony
A
O'Neill
William W
WW
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*