VF Arrest: Direct to the Cath Lab?

Should we take cardiac arrest patients without ST elevation directly to the cath lab? In this video, we discuss a case of a patient who presented in ventricular fibrillation with no ST elevation on post-ROSC ECG. We go over evidence for immediate vs. delayed coronary angiography for cardiac arrest patients without ST elevation. We discuss results from the COACT and TOMAHAWK trials.
Chao-Wei Hwang, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cardiac Cath Lab, Frederick Health Hospital