Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies (Dec 2017)

A Rare Cause of Ventricular Fibrillation Confirmed by Speckle-Tracking Imaging

  • Anghel Larisa,
  • Dabija Eduard,
  • Macovei Liviu,
  • Prisacariu Cristina,
  • Ivan Mihaela Viviana,
  • Georgescu Cătălina Arsenescu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2017-0022
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 4
pp. 188 – 192

Abstract

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Introduction: Cardiac arrhythmias caused by electrical injuries are rare among emergency service admittances. We present a case of ventricular fibrillation (VF) with a rare etiology, confirmed by speckle-tracking imaging.

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