| Descriptor English: | Ventricular Fibrillation | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fibrilación Ventricular
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fibrilação Ventricular | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Fibrillation ventriculaire | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillations, Ventricular Ventricular Fibrillations |
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| Tree number(s): |
C14.280.067.922 C23.550.073.922 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014693 | ||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | does not confuse with VENTRICULAR FLUTTER |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 15100 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D014693 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WG 330.5.V4 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2007/07/09 |
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Ventricular Fibrillation
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0022595 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Ventricular Fibrillation |
| Entry term(s) |
Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillations, Ventricular Ventricular Fibrillations |
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