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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A person who has a VF episode can suddenly collapse or become unconscious | A person who has a VF episode can suddenly collapse or become unconscious because the [[brain]] and [[muscle]]s have stopped receiving [[blood]] from the heart. | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
The following symptoms may occur within minutes to 1 hour before the collapse: | The following symptoms may occur within minutes to 1 hour before the collapse:<ref name="KontnyDale1990">{{cite journal|last1=Kontny|first1=F.|last2=Dale|first2=J.|title=Self-terminating idiopathic ventricular fibrillation presenting as syncope: a 40-year follow-up report|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=227|issue=3|year=1990|pages=211–213|issn=09546820|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2796.1990.tb00145.x}}</ref><ref name="Mcdonald1982">{{cite journal|last1=Mcdonald|first1=John L.|title=Coarse ventricular fibrillation presenting as asystole or very low amplitude ventricular fibrillation|journal=Critical Care Medicine|volume=10|issue=11|year=1982|pages=790–791|issn=0090-3493|doi=10.1097/00003246-198211000-00021}}</ref> | ||
*[[Chest pain]] | *[[Chest pain]] | ||
*[[Dizziness]] | *[[Dizziness]] | ||
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Overview
A person who has a VF episode can suddenly collapse or become unconscious because the brain and muscles have stopped receiving blood from the heart.
History and Symptoms
The following symptoms may occur within minutes to 1 hour before the collapse:[1][2]
References
- ↑ Kontny, F.; Dale, J. (1990). "Self-terminating idiopathic ventricular fibrillation presenting as syncope: a 40-year follow-up report". Journal of Internal Medicine. 227 (3): 211–213. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.1990.tb00145.x. ISSN 0954-6820.
- ↑ Mcdonald, John L. (1982). "Coarse ventricular fibrillation presenting as asystole or very low amplitude ventricular fibrillation". Critical Care Medicine. 10 (11): 790–791. doi:10.1097/00003246-198211000-00021. ISSN 0090-3493.