ventricular fibrillation

SIMPLE Trial Summary: ICD Implantation without VFib Induction

2015 SIMPLE TRIAL Cardioverter defibrillator implantation without induction of ventricular fibrillation multicentre, single-blind, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial M Objective: To compare the efficacy & safety of ICD implantation without defibrillation testing versus the standard of ICD implantation with defibrillation testing … Read More

ALIVE Trial Summary: Amiodarone or Lidocaine in VFib

2002 ALIVE TRIAL Amiodarone as Compared with Lidocaine for Shock-Resistant Ventricular Fibrillation Prospective, randomized, controlled, double-dummy trial Objective: To determine whether amiodarone compared with lidocaine could improve survival rates to hospital admission in patients with shock-refractory, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. 344 … Read More

ARREST Trial: ECMO-facilitated Resuscitation in Refractory Cardiac Arrest

2020 ARREST 2020 TRIAL M Advanced reperfusion strategies for patients with out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) Phase 2, single center, open-label, randomized clinical trial Objective: To compare implementation of early ECMO facilitated resuscitation compared to … Read More