| ventricular fibrillation |
(VF): a very fast, irregular heart rate caused by abnormal impulses starting from several areas of the ventricle. The heart beats so fast that it is unable to pump any blood to the body. A heart in fibrillation may beat over 300 times a minute. A person in fibrillation passes out and needs immediate medical attention in order to live.
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| ventricular tachycardia |
(VT): a fast heartbeat caused by abnormal impulses coming from a single area of the ventricle. The rapid rate of 120-250 beats per minute may produce dizziness, weakness, blind spots and, eventually, unconsciousness.
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| ventriculography |
a type of x-ray that allows the heart's chambers and pumping action to be viewed and recorded.
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| ventricul(o)- |
a combining form denoting relationship to a ventricle, of the heart or brain.
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| ventricular a. |
an aneurysmal dilatation of a portion of the wall of a ventricle, usually the left, or, rarely, a saccular protrusion through it (false a. of the heart). It is usually consequent to myocardial infarction but other causes, such as bacterial endocarditis or trauma, have been described.
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