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Revision as of 16:04, 16 January 2013

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Common conditions that can lead to VF include:

Electrocution accidents or injury to the heart
Heart attack
Heart disease that is present at birth (congenital heart disease)
Heart muscle disease, including cardiomyopathies
Heart surgery
Narrowed coronary arteries
Sudden cardiac death (commotio cordis), typically occurring in athletes after an injury over the surface of the heart.

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↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X

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 ==Causes==
-The [[heart]] pumps [[blood]] to the [[lungs]], [[brain]], and other organs. Interruption of the heartbeat for only a few seconds can lead to fainting ([[syncope]]) or [[cardiac arrest]].
+Common conditions that can lead to VF include:
-Fibrillation is an uncontrolled twitching or quivering of [[muscle fiber]]s (fibrils). When it occurs in the lower chambers of the heart, it is called ventricular fibrillation. During ventricular fibrillation, blood is not pumped from the heart. [[Sudden cardiac death]] results.
-The most common cause of VF is a [[heart attack]]. However, VF can occur whenever the [[heart muscle]] does not get enough oxygen.
-Conditions that can lead to VF include:
 *[[Electrocution]] accidents or injury to the heart
 *[[Heart attack]]