title: Outcome of ventricular fibrillation developing during percutaneous coronary interventions in 19,497 patients without cardiogenic shock.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Addala
authors.forename: Joel K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Moccia
authors.forename: Kishore
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harjai
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pellizon
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ochoa
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: 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*