Trends in treated ventricular fibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Ischemic compared to non-ischemic heart disease

The incidence of VF OHCA is declining. The decline is attributable to the reduction of VF cardiac arrest with ischemic heart disease; suggesting an impact of treatment strategies targeted at coronary artery disease. The relative increasing incidence of non-ischemic VF OHCA suggests that more efforts are required to minimize mortality in this cohort population.