Acute Phase of Ischemic Heart Disease and Myocardial Infarction

1. Sudden death, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular defibrillation - historical review and recent advances.- 2. A new look at cardiopulmonary resuscitation.- 3. Etiology of ventricular arrhythmias in the early phase of myocardial ischemia. Re-entry, focus and action of drugs.- 4. Initiation of ventricular fibrillation outside hospital.- 5. Biomedical engineering in mobile coronary care.- 6. Mobile pre-hospital coronary care - Columbus, Ohio.- 7. Prehospital coronary care in the Virginia Piedmont and United States.- 8. The role of ambulancemen in pre-hospital coronary care.- 9. Pre-hospital emergency care in the U.S.A.: effectiveness of paramedic and emergency medical technician units.- 10. Pathophysiology, clinical course, and management of prehospital ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death.- 11. Implantable automatic defibrillator - new results in patients.