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Noun Concept
Categories: long volume value, Causes of death, All articles with unsourced statements, Articles with short description, RTT
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ventricular fibrillation  Fibrillation, Ventricular  Fibrillation of the ventricles  idiopathic ventricular fibrillation  Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation
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Fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest WordNet 3.0
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Fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ventricular fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver. Wikipedia
A cardiac arrhythmia Wikipedia Disambiguation
Disorganized electrical activity in the ventricles. It is a type of cardiac arrhythmia Ventricular fibrillation results in cardiac arrest Wikidata
An abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver instead of pumping normally. Wiktionary
Condition where cardiac muscle is contracted irregularly and rapidly. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
cardiac arrhythmia
fibrillation
disease
tachycardia
ventricular dyssynchrony
HAS KIND
Primary ventricular fibrillation
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
acebutolol
epinephrine
amiodarone
atenolol
esmolol
+8 relations
HAS CAUSE
cardiomyopathy
myocardial infarction
Brugada syndrome
long QT syndrome
HEALTH SPECIALTY
cardiology
POSSIBLE TREATMENT
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
defibrillation
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
SYMPTOMS
faint
dizziness
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ventricular fibrillation
Wikipedia
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ventricular fibrillation
Wikidata
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ventricular fibrillation
Wiktionary
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ventricular fibrillation
Wikipedia Redirections
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Fibrillation of the ventricles, idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation, v-fib, Ventricular arrhytmia, ventricular fibrilation, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular fibrillation, idiopathic, VF arrest, Vfib
Wikidata Alias
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Fibrillation, Ventricular, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular fibrillation, Vf, VF, VFib

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