Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

Description

Genetic arrhythmia disorder characterised by occurrence of ventricular fibrillation in the absence of other underlying causes, including absence of electrocardiogram (ECG) findings of Brugada syndrome, bidirectional ventricular tachycardia, and inferolateral J wave elevation.

Index terms

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in neonate

Exclusions from above levels

01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

BC65.0 – Long QT syndrome
BC65.1 – Brugada syndrome
BC65.2 – Short QT syndrome
BC65.3 – Early repolarisation syndrome
BC65.5 – Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
BC65.Y – Other specified cardiac arrhythmia associated with genetic disorder
BC65.Z – Cardiac arrhythmia associated with genetic disorder, unspecified

Foundation entity

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/508776291

Part of: BC65: Cardiac arrhythmia associated with genetic disorder › 11: Diseases of the circulatory system