Mechanism of epinephrine in ventricular fibrillation

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10894761 tn?1413637884 Heart attacks can cause SCD through all three mechanisms. Ventricular fibrillation is more common in the setting of tachyarrhythmias (VT), bradycardia or asystole may happen if the conduction system is blocked by the heart attack, and EMD/PEA may be the result if the heart suffers severe damage. CAD is the major cause of SCD. The conditions we tend to fear, like LQT, IVF, ARVC, Brugada, CPVT, etc, are extremely rare. CAD kills one of three of us, I think.
Avatar m tn Now the next question is what are the chances of atrial fibrillation or ventricular arrhythmia degenerating into ventricular fibrillation?
Avatar m tn I get that same weird quivering in my chest as well. I also get a lot of chest pain and heart palpitations all day long. I've had 3 EKG's, 2 chest x-rays, and blood work; all normal. The quivering doesn't hurt it is just a very weird feeling and very unnerving. I was diagnosed with an anxiety and panic disorder however, so that might be the cause of my heart quivering (although I feel like its something else not related to the anxiety).
Avatar m tn But her blood sugar was normal and her blood pressure was also normal at that time. Is it possible that it may be ventricular fibrillation? If it is, what is the best medical way to treat it?
Avatar f tn In some patients, VEBs are triggered by the same mechanism that gives rise to ventricular tachycardia which can be cured with catheter ablation. In addition, there are recent reports on the use of catheter Ventricular ectopic beats (VEBs) are commonly seen in daily clinical practice. They are largely asymptomatic but can cause upsetting symptoms in some patients. .
1528249 tn?1291875739 If the leads come off of an EKG the result on the screen is exactly like ventricular fibrillation. Years ago I can testify that some people were inappropriately shocked due to this error. Not in a zillion years would the ER admit that, of course. I am not up-to-date on the latest defribrilators, but supposedly they have software that can distinguish between actual and virtual ventricular fibrillation. Remember Hal from the spaceship: "Nothing can possibly go wrong".
Avatar m tn Will the medicines controlling the heart rate not lower down the blood pressure, resulting in worsening of stroke? In these subset of patients(acute ischemic stroke & atrial fibrillation), what is the role of anticoagulation?
3885607 tn?1348508726 In rare cases, PVCs can be treated with ablation, yes. In my country they never do so, unless you have runs of ventricular tachycardia along with the PVCs. Some people notice them and some don't.
967168 tn?1477584489 In the diagnosis of MA new investigatory methods (signal averaged electrography with high amplification, Holter monitoring, programmed electrical stimulation) play an important role. In the therapy of the MA the first step is the treatment of the cardiac disease involved in the pathogenesis of the MA. At present only about the 40% of the MA can be effectively treated with antiarrhythmic drugs. The pacemaker therapy is very efficacious in the bradycardiac type of MA.
Avatar f tn The problem is with such a high rate (a) the heart does not completely fill with blood and (b) there is an increased probability of developing ventricular fibrillation. Ventricular fibrillation results in death unless a defibrillator is immediately available. You feel out of breath because although the heart rate has increased the volume of blood has decreased because the heart is not filling between beats. First of all, stop immediately performing thirty-minute routines.
Avatar m tn 4000/24 h) may be associated with the development of cardiomyopathy related to abnormal electrical activation of the heart. This mechanism is thought to be similar to that of chronic right ventricular pacing associated cardiomyopathy. http://emedicine.medscape.
Avatar m tn Does the person usually experience an abrupt transition from normal sinus rhythm to ventricular fibrillation? Or is it usually an abrupt transition from normal sinus rhythm to ventricular tachycardia and later (possibly long after the person has lost consciousness and clinically died) to ventricular fibrillation? 2. When a person is in v-tach and the v-tach degenerates into v-fib, is the transition abrupt (like the transition from normal sinus rhythm to v-tach) or is it gradual?
Avatar m tn I've posted this many times before, I'm just leaving the top part in for a refresher about my symptoms and everything, the new questions and concerns I have is the very bottom part of this post. thanks I'm a 24 yr old male. Echo, stress test, stress echo, holter, and event monitors have all been normal besides "PVC's and a 26 beat run of ventricular tachycardia at 127bpms that self terminated".
Avatar f tn However, it is important to understand that ventricular tachycardia (or ventricular tachyarrhythmias, that is a joint term for ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter and to some degree ventricular fibrillation, though almost all the time used for ventricular tachycardia) can manifest in different ways and be caused by different mechanisms, some of them almost completely benign, some of them life threatening.
Avatar m tn m right ventricular fibrillation causes death is inevitable with in a few minutes. . HOWEVER ventricular fibrillation is very rare and usually comes along with other major heart defects or problems. Honestly please don't worry about v-fib or don't even waste your time reading it. If your feeling anything I would get a holter heart monitor and document what you have so a qualified cardiologist can make that judgment.
Avatar n tn The link below your post goes to a doctor's explanation where he states digoxin is used to treat irregular heartbeats. I was on digoxin for a few months following my congested heart failue event. It is my understanding the medication is used to increase contractility of the pumping chambers. My medication for stablizing heart rate is a beta blocker (coreg) and an ACE inhibitor. My research: "Digoxin is contraindicated in patients with ventricular fibrillation.
Avatar f tn Structural heart disease with focal wall-motion abnormality in the left ventricle with no significant coronary artery disease. Left ventriculogram showed small area between 1 and 2 centimetrs in diameter of the area of hypokinesis of the inferior wall, which was localized, Left ventricular ejection fraction mildly reduced between 45% and 50%. Very mild global right ventricular hypokinesis without focal wall motion abnormalities.
1591333 tn?1297733419 The most common example of tachycardia causing low blood pressure is atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a disorder of the heart characterized by rapid and irregular electrical discharges from the muscle of the heart causing the ventricles to contract irregularly and (usually) rapidly. The rapidly contracting ventricles do not have enough time to fill maximally with blood before the each contraction, and the amount of blood that is pumped decreases in spite of the faster heart rate.
378273 tn?1262097621 Atrial Fibrillation with “RVR (rapid ventricular response) this means that the ventricular response rate to the a-fib is so fast that the chambers can’t fill with blood between the beats. No filling, no blood pressure. How did they end up terminating this? When this happend to me, the ER Dr's tried IV Cardizem, Lopressor and Digoxin. All did nothing but drop my bp to 60 palp. Ultimately had to be cardioverted.
Avatar m tn 25yr male,215lbs.left side chest pain & left arm pain for about 2 yrs now.localized to one spot on the left side of my chest and doesn't reproduce the pain from pressing in the area.seen 4 cardiologist,stress echo,and had echo,event monitor,egk's,and chest x-ray,chest CT with contrast dye,all normal.total245,with tri-256,hdl39,ldl156.
Avatar m tn http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC545059/ Did you click on the provided link that I sent, in the studies (to my understanding) they had what is called "Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation", with NO known heart disease and all NORMAL test results. I'm concerned about this happening in me due to all my symptoms.
Avatar m tn can everyone please share their experiences of an EP study with me. I know I have posted on here before about similar questions, here is a little reminder of my situation.I'm a 24 yr old male. Echo, stress test, stress echo, holter, and event monitors have all been normal besides "PVC's and a 26 beat run of ventricular tachycardia at 127bpms that self terminated 1.could an EP study and ablation make my v-tach worse or cause it to become dangerous later on in life? 2.
Avatar f tn Collapse and sudden cardiac death will follow in minutes unless medical help is provided immediately. If treated in time, V fib and ventricular tachycardia (extremely rapid heartbeat) can be converted into normal rhythm. This requires shocking the heart with a device called a defibrillator.