Ventricular fibrillation: Life-threatening heart arrhythmia with rapid beating in lower chambers. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ventricular fibrillation is available below.
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Arrhythmia characterized by fibrillary contractions of the ventricular muscle due to rapid repetitive excitation of myocardial fibers without coordinated contraction of the ventricle. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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