Translation for 'ventricular fibrillation' from English to French

ventricular fibrillation <VF>

fibrillation {f} ventriculaire <FV>méd.

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fibrillation

fibrillation {f}méd.

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right ventricular hypertrophy <RVH>

hypertrophie {f} ventriculaire droite <HVD>méd.

left ventricular hypertrophy <LVH>

hypertrophie {f} ventriculaire gauche <HVG>méd.

ventricular tachycardia <VT, V-tach>

tachycardie {f} ventriculaireanat.méd.

• For ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia, a single defibrillation should be attempted.
• Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach).
• (Defibrillation uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a random moment in the cardiac cycle, and is the most effective resuscitation measure for cardiac arrest associated with ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia.) Pharmacologic cardioversion, also called chemical cardioversion, uses antiarrhythmia medication instead of an electrical shock.
• A substantial external device using vacuum tube technology to provide transcutaneous pacing, it was somewhat crude and painful to the patient in use and, being powered from an AC wall socket, carried a potential hazard of electrocution of the patient and inducing ventricular fibrillation.
• Ventricular fibrillation produces an ECG but is too dysfunctional to produce a life-sustaining cardiac output.

• Nevertheless, they are only indicated for some arrhythmias (abnormal heart beatings), specifically ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia.
• When there is a cardiac arrhythmia, it is most often asystole or bradycardia, in contrast to ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia as seen in adults.
• Following the onset of life-threatening arrhythmia, including ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, death finally occurs as a result of respiratory paralysis or cardiac arrest.
• Dysfunction of the electrical system manifests in many ways and may include Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, ventricular fibrillation, and heart block.