| ventricular fibrillation |
a condition in which the ventricles contract in rapid and unsynchronized rhythms and cannot pump blood into the body.
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| ventricular tachycardia |
a condition in which the ventricles cause a very fast heartbeat.
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| ventricular fibrillation |
A condition in which the purposeful, forceful, and rhythmic contraction of the ventricle is lost. Ventricular fibrillation is one of several conditions known as "arrhythmias". With ventricular fibrillation, the heart muscle has no purposeful contractile motion, which results in a loss of the pumping action of the heart. Ventricular fibrillation is fatal if not quickly treated. Ventricular fibrillation can be treated with medications, or through an electrical shock known as a defibrillation.
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| ventricular tachycardia |
Abnormal heart beat in the lower chambers of the heart, usually to a rate of 150-200 beats per minute; may result in fainting, low blood pressure, shock, or even sudden death; common and often lethal complication of heart attack.
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| ventricular septum |
The wall between the left and right ventricle. If the wall is not fully formed, a ventricular septal defect is present.
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