All 15 cases of ventricular fibrillation occurring during supervised exercise training in patients with coronary heart disease were successfully resuscitated with no sequelae.
Case Report (n=15)
Two men with coronary heart disease experienced cardiac arrests during a recent exercise rehabilitation session. Fifteen cases of ventricular fibrillation have occurred in this program since 1968, making an average of one per six-thousand man hours of supervised exercise training. All were successfully resuscitated with no sequelae. Analysis of the patients who experience ventricular fibrillation suggests that treating patients with exercise-induced premature ventricular contractions with anti-arrhythmic drugs, proper attention to serum potassium levels, strict adherence to training pulse rates, and proper warm-up might help to prevent future similar events in an exercise program. Due to the unpredictability of ventricular fibrillation it seems preferable that individuals who have known coronary heart disease participate in exercise training under proper supervision with appropriate emergency equipment available.
Mead et al. (Thu,) conducted a case report in Coronary heart disease (n=15). Supervised exercise training was evaluated on Successful resuscitation. All 15 cases of ventricular fibrillation occurring during supervised exercise training in patients with coronary heart disease were successfully resuscitated with no sequelae.