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What’s the cardiac rhythm at the time of cardiac arrest? Disputed dogma or true fact?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: It was widely accepted that malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VA) are the main direct initial cause for cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death (SCD), but diverging data tended to demonstrate that asystole or pulseless activity were becoming the most prevalent cardiac rhythms at the time of cardiac arrest. We challenge here these conceptions and reinforce the persisting prominent role of VA in SCD.

Source: EP Europace

DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae299

Authors: Philippe Maury, Nathan Marimpouy, Maxime Beneyto

Institutions: Inserm, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,937