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A potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia that is characterized by uncoordinated extremely rapid firing of electrical impulses (400-600/min) in HEART VENTRICLES. Such asynchronous ventricular quivering or fibrillation prevents any effective cardiac output and results in unconsciousness (SYNCOPE). It is one of the major electrocardiographic patterns seen with CARDIAC ARREST.
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- Fibrillation, Ventricular
- Fibrillations, Ventricular
- Ventricular Fibrillations
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does not confuse with VENTRICULAR FLUTTER
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WG 330.5.V4
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ventricular Fibrillation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014693. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014693
- Ventricular Fibrillation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_fibrillation
- Ventricular Fibrillation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q848662