[Temporary restoration of synchronous electrical cardiac activity in a human being after ventricular fibrillation lasting more than 3 hours].

The authors report the results from a continuous reanimation of a patient, aged 68 with thyrotoxicosis and hypertonic heart and frequent ventricular extrasystoles, in clinical death with ventricular fibrillation. The immediate and well performed measures--external hear massage and respiration with Ambu-kept the patient with manifested signs of reanimation: pupil reactions, rosy skin and muscle resistance for more than 80 minutes. The broad wave character of the ventricular fibrillation was kept during the same period. After that the waves became lower and almost receded after three hours and 20 minutes. Electric defibrillation, due to technical reasons, was carried out after that period. It was followed by a restoration of the electric activity of both ventricle and auricle with the presence of AV block--I stage and more severe changes in repolarization, but the mechanical heart work was not restored and the patient died in asystolia.