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  1. Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib): Symptoms & Treatment

    Jun 25, 2024 · Ventricular fibrillation (or v-fib, for short) is an abnormal heart rhythm that makes your lower heart chambers move quickly and randomly. This life-threatening condition affects your lower …

  2. Ventricular fibrillation - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Oct 28, 2022 · During ventricular fibrillation, the lower heart chambers contract in a very rapid and uncoordinated manner. As a result, the heart doesn't pump blood to the rest of the body.

  3. Ventricular Fibrillation - American Heart Association

    Sep 24, 2024 · Ventricular Fibrillation Ventricular fibrillation, or VF, is considered the most serious abnormal heart rhythm. VF is extremely dangerous and can lead to sudden cardiac death. Without …

  4. Ventricular fibrillation - Wikipedia

    Ventricular fibrillation is a cause of cardiac arrest.

  5. Ventricular Fibrillation | Heart and Vascular - UC Davis Health

    May 25, 2023 · Ventricular fibrillation (VFib) is a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia. VFib occurs when your heart’s electrical activity causes its lower two chambers, known as ventricles, to …

  6. Ventricular Fibrillation: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - WebMD

    May 14, 2024 · Ventricular fibrillation happens when the electrical signals in your heart go haywire. This causes a ventricle to quiver (fibrillate) instead of pumping blood through your body. Without immediate...

  7. Ventricular Fibrillation - Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders - Merck ...

    In ventricular fibrillation, the ventricles merely quiver and do not contract in a coordinated way. No blood is pumped from the heart, so ventricular fibrillation is a form of cardiac arrest. It causes death unless …

  8. Ventricular fibrillation: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    May 27, 2024 · Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a severely abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that is life threatening. The heart pumps blood to the lungs, brain, and other organs. If the heartbeat is …

  9. Ventricular Fibrillation - Mass General Brigham

    Ventricular fibrillation, often called v-fib or VF, happens when the ventricles quiver or tremble rapidly instead of contracting normally. This rapid, chaotic rhythm prevents the heart from delivering blood to …

  10. Ventricular fibrillation: Treatment, causes, and symptoms

    Mar 28, 2023 · What is ventricular fibrillation (Vfib)? Ventricular fibrillation is a cardiac disturbance that causes abnormal heart rhythms and can be fatal. For many people with this condition, irregular...