Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest With Endocarditis During Pregnancy
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 34-year-old pregnant woman collapsed at home without preceding symptoms. Following bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ventricular fibrillation was documented and successfully reverted with an external shock. The electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm, right bundle branch block, ST-segment depression, and T-wave inversion in anterior leads. She was then brought to the hospital for emergency management.
Source: JACC Case Reports
Authors: Tamim Akbari, Fernando Macaya-Ten, Daniel Sado, Olivia McKinney, Roger Smith, Ranjit Deshpande, Amanda Fife, Rafal Dworakowski
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $850
OpenAlex ID: W4402589903