Chapter 9 - Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)»Other forms of heart disease (I30-I52)»Ventricular fibrillation (I49.01)
I49.01
Ventricular fibrillation
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Ventricular Fibrillation17 drugs (15 approved, 2 experimental)
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.