Since sudden cardiac death occurs about 150,000 times a year in Germany, it is one of the most common causes of death. Especially in young people, sudden cardiac death is tragic and also affects healthy people, such as athletes. In the following, sudden cardiac death is described in more detail, what causes it can have, … Sudden Cardiac Death: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What’s asystole? The term asystole is a medical term. It describes the complete absence of electrical and mechanical action of the heart, i.e. the heart stops. Asystole is fatal within minutes if left untreated and requires immediate medical intervention. An asystole can be detected in the ECG. Clinically it is indicated by a missing pulse. … Asystole
Who needs a defibrillator? During resuscitation, only patients with ventricular fibrillation need defibrillation. Patients with asystole do not benefit from defibrillation. After a surviving cardiac arrest it is an important question whether a defibrillator should be implanted. This is important because the probability of suffering another cardiac arrest is significantly increased in patients who have … Who needs a defibrillator? | Asystole
Introduction There are over one million patients in Germany who have a pacemaker for various reasons. In the past, a pacemaker was considered a strict contraindication for an MRI scan. Today, however, a large number of MRI examinations of patients with a pacemaker can be safely performed in special centers. Newer pacemaker models are even … MRT with a pacemaker
Why is it not possible to do an MRT with most pacemakers? With many pacemakers and especially older models of pacemakers, an MRI scan is not possible. This is due to the fact that there may be interactions between the strong magnetic field of the MRI and the sensitive electronics of the pacemaker. One danger … Why is it not possible to do an MRT with most pacemakers? | MRT with a pacemaker
Are certain regions particularly dangerous? This question cannot be answered exactly. There are different pacemakers and each model is approved by the manufacturer for certain regions. There are devices that are approved for all regions of the body and with these devices MRI scans can be performed without an increased risk. Other models, however, are … Are certain regions particularly dangerous? | MRT with a pacemaker
Synonyms in the broadest sense tachycardia, electrical dissociation, cardiac arrest, defibrillator Definition ventricular fibrillation In contrast to atrial fibrillation, in ventricular fibrillation/ventricular flutter – as the name suggests – the chambers are the site of the event. In people with ventricular fibrillation and ventricular flutter, the heart rate is abnormally increased. Note: Ventricular flutter is … Ventricular flutter and ventricular fibrillation
Therapy ventricular fibrillation Acute treatment: In case of ventricular flutter and ventricular fibrillation, resuscitation by electric shock is started immediately (defibrillation). Two plate electrodes are placed on the chest. In accordance with the ECG, direct current is delivered with an energy of 50 to max. 400 joules. The doctor can immediately recognize the success or … Therapy ventricular fibrillation | Ventricular flutter and ventricular fibrillation
Therapeutic hyperthermia is a procedure to fight tumors in the body by overheating the affected part of the body. The procedure achieves good results but is not yet fully developed. Side effects of the treatments are rare if there are no other physical impairments. What is therapeutic hyperthermia? Therapeutic hyperthermia is a method of fighting … Therapeutic Hyperthermia: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Ergometry is the process of creating a performance profile for a patient’s cardiovascular system. Ergometry thus takes place as part of aptitude tests and sports medicine examinations or to prognosticate cardiopulmonary conditions. Contraindications to exercise testing include acute myocardial infarction, severe cardiac insufficiency, or excessive resting blood pressure values. What is ergometry? Ergometry is a … Ergometry: Treatment, Effect & Risks
