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Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is characterized by rapid (>300 beats a per minute), irregular electrical activation with variable electrocardiographic waveforms that prevents coordinated myocardial contraction, resulting in immediate loss of cardiac output.1 It most commonly occurs in the context of coronary artery disease.2,3 Resuscitation efforts are critically time-dependent: with each minute of untreated VF, the survival rate declines […]

Tim Fischell, C3 2019 – Managing hypertension

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Published Online: Jul 1st 2019

Tim Fischell talks about hypertension management options, sub-optimal control and how device-based therapies offers another approach to management.

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1. What are the key challenges in managing hypertension, and what factors contribute to suboptimal control? 0:05
2.How can device-based therapies for hypertension overcome these challenges, and what updates can you provide to physicians on evidence supporting this approach to managing hypertension? 1:14

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Filmed in partnership with C3 at the 2019 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 2019.

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