| 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.
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/v...
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| ventricular tachycardia |
A rapid life-threatening rhythm originating from the lower chambers of the heart. The rapid rate prevents the heart from filling adequately with blood, and less blood is able to pump through the body.
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/v...
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| ventricular fibrillation |
rapid, irregular twitching of heart muscle which prevents coordinated contraction of heart.
Ãâó: www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html
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| ventricular fibrillation |
fast, uncoordinated, fluttering beats of the heart's ventricles, causing heart beat and pulse beat to go out of synch. This is exremely dangerous
Ãâó: www.chfpatients.com/glossary_2.htm
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| ventricular tachycardia |
A series of rapid heartbeats that originate in the lower chamber of the heart (the ventricles) which may cause the heart to beat inefficiently.
Ãâó: www.hopkinshospital.org/health_info/Heart/Reading/...
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