| ventricular fibrillation |
fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
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| ventricular fibrillation |
A fast, chaotic heart rhythm that prevents the heart from pumping blood. This life-threatening arrhythmia requires immediate emergency treatment.
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| ventricular fibrillation |
Ventricular fibrillation is an especially dangerous form of arrhythmia in which the contractions of the ventricles are rapid, unsynchronized, and uncoordinated, so that the heart pumps very little or no blood.
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| ventricular fibrillation |
An erratic, disorganized firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation as soon as possible.
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| ventricular fibrillation |
rapid, irregular twitching of heart muscle which prevents coordinated contraction of heart.
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