Definitions for "Defibrillation"
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restoring heart beat with an electric shock.
Most commonly, use of an electric shock to stop irregular, uncoordinated, asynchronous contraction of the atrium or ventricle.
A emergency procedure to correct ventricular fibrillation and restore a regular heart rhythm by delivering an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart.
delivery of a very strong electrical current to the heart in an attempt to stop ventricular fibrillation
treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
The delivery of an electrical shock to the heart to treat the arrhythmias most commonly associated with Sudden Cardiac Arrest by attempting to restore normal heart rhythm.
An energy pulse delivered to the heart to stop ventricular fibrillation.
When a high-energy electrical impulse is used to stop fast, abnormal heartbeats. The shock restores the heart's normal rhythm.
a strong electrical shock given to a person to restore the heart's normal rhythm.
Electrical shock applied to the chest to stop ventricular fibrillation.
The treatment of the arrhythmias most commonly associated with sudden cardiac arrest by delivering an electrical shock to the heart.
Use of drugs or an electric shock to stop the fibrillation (rapid uncoordinated twitching movements) of the heart and restore normal rhythm.
the process of passing a DC electrical current through a fibrillating heart to depolarize a "critical mass" of myocardial cells, allowing them to depolarize uniformly, resulting in an organized rhythm. This procedure is commonly referred to as "shocking" someones heart.
The administration of an electrical impulse to an individual's heart for the purpose of stopping ventricular fibrillation.
the stopping of a fast heart rate by delivering a high-energy electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm.
Stopping of atrial or ventricular fibrillation (rapid, randomized contractions of the myocardium), by the use of drugs or mechanical means, often by electroshock.
A short electric shock to the chest to normalize an irregular heartbeat.
Defibrillation is a process used in medical emergencies to terminate ventricular fibrillation. An electric shock can “reset†the natural rhythm of the heart, restoring blood pressure and heartbeat.
Electrical shock applied to the chest to prevent ventricular fibrillation.
An ICD therapy option used to treat ventricular fibrillation. Defibrillation consists of high-energy shock impulses.
The termination of atrial or ventricular fibrillation, usually using electrical energy delivered to the heart through chest-wall electrodes, directly to the heart during open-heart surgery, or through an automatic implantable defibrillator.
An electric shock administered to the heart to stabilize an irregular heartbeat or restore a normal heartbeat after cardiac arrest.
An electrical shock to the heart to correct an abnormal heartbeat.
The act of terminating ventricular fibrillation by discharging an electrical current through the heart. , This provides an opportunity for the chaotic rhythm ventricular fibrillation to be replaced by a more normal, , cardiac rhythm. It is the only treatment to terminate ventricular fibrillation.
An electrical shock applied to the chest to stop fibrillation.
Defibrillation is the method by which an electrical shock is delivered to the heart through externally applied electrode paddles or pads placed on the chest to terminate fibrillation (ineffective, uncoordinated, chaotic muscular contractions of the heart).
The use of direct current electric shock to terminate ventricular fibrillation and restore effective cardiac function.
Defibrillation is the definitive treatment for ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), the two most common causes of sudden cardiac death. Defibrillation works by delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical current to the heart, thereby depolarizing a critical mass of the heart muscle, which terminates the life threatening arrhythmia, and allows a coordinated heart rhythm to return. Defibrillation may be administered externally, or internally with an implanted device called an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or ICD.