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===Treatment=== | ===Treatment=== | ||
VF is lethal if the patient is not treated immediately. It gives rise to a mechanical standstill of the heart, because the heart is not able to pump normally anymore. Electrocardioversion is the only treatment for ventricular fibrillation. | VF is lethal if the patient is not treated immediately. It gives rise to a mechanical standstill of the heart, because the heart is not able to pump normally anymore. Electrocardioversion is the only treatment for ventricular fibrillation. | ||
==Accelerated idio-ventricular rhythm== | ==Accelerated idio-ventricular rhythm== | ||