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Fibrilación ventricular - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

FV

Síntomas:

Una persona que presenta un episodio de fibrilación ventricular súbitamente se desmayará o quedará inconsciente, debido a que el cerebro y los músculos han dejado de recibir sangre desde el corazón.

Los siguientes síntomas pueden ocurrir dentro de una hora antes del desmayo:

  • Dolor torácico
  • Mareo
  • Náuseas
  • Latidos cardíacos rápidos
  • Dificultad para respirar

Signos y exámenes:

La fibrilación ventricular es una afección de emergencia y, por lo tanto, se debe buscar asistencia médica de inmediato.

Puede ser difícil o imposible sentir el pulso en el cuello y el área inguinal y la persona no reaccionará.

El médico auscultará el corazón con un estetoscopio. Es posible que no se escuchen los latidos cardíacos o que éstos puedan ser muy irregulares.

Un monitor cardíaco mostrará un ritmo cardíaco desorganizado.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/1/2010
  • Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Director, Northwestern Clinic Echocardiography Lab, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Olgin JE, Zipes DP. Specific arrhythmias: diagnosis and treatment. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 35.

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