Article updated and reviewed by Neil Siecke, MD, Clinical Insturctor, UCSD Division of Cardiology. Editorial review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network on August 8, 2005.
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Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a rapid heartbeat that starts in the ventricles.Alternative NamesWide-complex tachycardia; V tach; Tachycardia -... Read more »
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VF; Fibrillation - ventricular Definition Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a severely abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that can be... Read more »
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Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are early or extra heartbeats that commonly occur and are usually harmless in normal hearts, but can cause... Read more »
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Ventricular septal defect describes one or more holes in the wall that separates the right and left ventricles of the heart. Ventricular septal... Read more »
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Left heart ventricular angiography is a procedure to look at the left side of the heart and, sometimes, the coronary arteries.Alternative... Read more »