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  2. How much does Medicare supplement insurance (Medigap) cost? - AOL

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    Part B coinsurance is usually 20% of the Medicare-approved cost. 50% of skilled nursing facility care coinsurance costs. 50% of the cost of the first three pints of blood. any foreign travel ...

  3. Medigap - Wikipedia

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    Costs for Medicare Supplement insurance vary widely. The 2020 Medigap Price Index found that someone turning 65 could pay more than three times more [clarification needed] for virtually identical coverage. Among the top-10 metro areas, the lowest cost for a male age 65 was $109-per-month available in Dallas.

  4. Ventricular fibrillation - Wikipedia

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    Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is an abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver. [2] It is due to disorganized electrical activity. [2] Ventricular fibrillation results in cardiac arrest with loss of consciousness and no pulse. [1] This is followed by sudden cardiac death in the absence of treatment. [2]

  5. Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare supplement plans - AOL

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    Medicare is a federal insurance plan. It helps cover the costs of healthcare for people who: are aged 65 or older. are younger than 65 but receive social security benefits. have certain health ...

  6. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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    Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach). [1] [2] A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current (often called a counter-shock) to the heart.

  7. Ventricular tachycardia - Wikipedia

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    Ventricular tachycardia may lead to coma and persistent vegetative state due to lack of blood and oxygen to the brain. Ventricular tachycardia may result in ventricular fibrillation (VF) and turn into cardiac arrest. [2] [3] This conversion of the VT into VF is called the degeneration of the VT. It is found initially in about 7% of people in ...

  8. Cardioversion - Wikipedia

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    However, if a patient is confirmed to be in pulseless ventricular tachycardia "v-tach" or ventricular fibrillation "v-fib", then a shock is delivered immediately upon connection of the pads. In this application, electrical cardioversion is more properly termed defibrillation.

  9. Cardiac electrophysiology - Wikipedia

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    Drawing of the ECG, with labels of intervals. Cardiac electrophysiology is a branch of cardiology and basic science focusing on the electrical activities of the heart.The term is usually used in clinical context, to describe studies of such phenomena by invasive (intracardiac) catheter recording of spontaneous activity as well as of cardiac responses to programmed electrical stimulation ...