TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death
A1  - Kasper, Dennis L.
A1  - Fauci, Anthony S.
A1  - Hauser, Stephen L.
A1  - Longo, Dan L.
A1  - Jameson, J. Larry
A1  - Loscalzo, Joseph
PY  - 2016
T2  - Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
AB  - Unexpected  cardiovascular  collapse  and  death  most  often  result  from  ventricular  fibrillation  in  pts  with  acute  or  chronic  atherosclerotic  coronary  artery  disease.  Other  common  etiologies  are  listed  in  Table  10-1.  Arrhythmic  causes  may  be  provoked  by  electrolyte  disorders  (primarily  hypokalemia),  hypoxemia,  acidosis,  or  massive  sympathetic  discharge,  as  may  occur  in  CNS  injury.  Immediate  institution  of  cardiopulmonary  resuscitation  (CPR)  followed  by  advanced  life  support  measures  (see  below)  is  mandatory.  Ventricular  fibrillation,  or  asystole,  without  institution  of  CPR  within  4–6  min  is  usually  fatal.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128781889
ER  -