- ventricular arrhythmia
- an arrhythmia originating in the ventricles.
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ventricular arrhythmia
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Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|I|47|0|i|30 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Re entry ventricular arrhythmia is a type of paroxysmal tachycardia where the cause of… … Wikipedia
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Ventricular fibrillation — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = ECG lead showing VF DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|I|49|0|i|40 ICD9 = ICD9|427.41 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D014693 Ventricular fibrillation (V fib or VF) is a… … Wikipedia
arrhythmia — arrhythmic /euh ridh mik, ay ridh /, arrhythmical, adj. arrhythmically, adv. /euh ridh mee euh, ay ridh /, n. Pathol. any disturbance in the rhythm of the heartbeat. Also, arhythmia. [1885 90; < NL < Gk arrhythmía. See A 6, RHYTHM, IA] * * *… … Universalium
ventricular fibrillation — Pathol. a cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid, chaotic electrical impulses to the ventricles, incomplete ventricular contractions, and resultant loss of pulse and blood pressure. * * * Uncoordinated contraction of the muscle fibres of the… … Universalium
ventricular fibrillation — noun fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest • Hypernyms: ↑fibrillation, ↑cardiac arrhythmia, ↑arrhythmia * * * noun : very rapid uncoordinated… … Useful english dictionary
Arrhythmia — An abnormal heart rhythm. In an arrhythmia the heartbeats may be too slow, too rapid, too irregular, or too early. Rapid arrhythmias (greater than 100 beats per minute) are called tachycardias. Slow arrhythmias (slower than 60 beats per minute)… … Medical dictionary
Ventricular tachycardia — An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart. Although the beat is regular, ventricular tachycardia is life threatening because it can lead to a dreaded condition, ventricular… … Medical dictionary
Ventricular fibrillation — An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby there are very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart. Ventricular fibrillation disrupts the synchrony between the heartbeat and the pulse beat.… … Medical dictionary
arrhythmia — noun an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart • Syn: ↑cardiac arrhythmia • Derivationally related forms: ↑arrhythmic • Hypernyms: ↑heart disease, ↑cardiopathy • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
