Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!

ventricular fibrillation Definition

Cancel
ventricular fibrillation
noun(ventricular fibrillation)
very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the ventricles of the heart resulting in loss of synchronization between heartbeat and pulse beat —abbreviation VF, V-fib

Words Related to ventricular fibrillation!

arrhythmia, fibrillation, tachycardia, asystole, cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, syncope, infarction, cardiac arrest, cardiac, hypotension, myocardial infarction, defibrillation, hypoxemia, cardiac tamponade, hyperkalemia, angina, dysrhythmia, transient ischemic attack, coronary artery disease, arrhythmic, thromboembolism, hypoglycemia, paroxysmal, myocarditis, intraventricular, thrombosis, ischaemia, atrioventricular, hypovolemia, hemodynamic, cardiogenic shock, defibrillated, shockable, apneic, tachyarrhythmia, status epilepticus, hydrops, malignant hyperthermia, biphasic, respirations, decompensation, mitral stenosis, hypoventilation, intracerebral, electrical conduction, metabolic acidosis, laryngospasm, ischemic, atrioventricular block, aortic stenosis, ventricles, mitral valve prolapse, ischemic stroke, hypovolemic shock, hyperglycaemia, repolarization, adrenal insufficiency, coronary occlusion, acidosis, cyanotic, tamponade, neonates, sepsis, congenital anomaly, ketoacidosis, hypertrophy, patent ductus arteriosus, pulseless, thrombolytic therapy, eclampsia, thoracentesis, hypopnea, amiodarone, ventilatory, intermittent claudication, electrocardiography, varices, thyrotoxicosis, pyelonephritis, myotonic dystrophy, pyloric stenosis, fibrinolysis, hypotensive, ictal, fulminant, epinephrine, asphyxial, methemoglobinemia, adrenalectomy, hyperpyrexia, recanalization, atria, hypersensitivity reaction, autoregulation, hypercalcemia, hyperalgesia, hemolytic anemia, left ventricle,

ventricular fibrillation Examples by Brain Bank Users