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Most Common: Hearing Loss (D034381), Deafness (D003638), Sensorineural HL (D006319), Waardenburg Syndrome, Usher Syndromes
Term ID:11564
Name:Ventricular Fibrillation
Definition: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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ParentIDs:MESH:D001145
TreeNumbers:C14.280.067.922 |C23.550.073.922
Synonyms:Fibrillations, Ventricular |Fibrillation, Ventricular |Ventricular Fibrillations
Slim Mappings:Cardiovascular disease|Pathology (process)
Reference: MedGen: D014693
MeSH: D014693
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