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US
/ˌfɪbɹɪˈɫeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /fˌɪbɹɪlˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /fˌɪbɹɪlˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
- act or process of forming fibrils
How To Use fibrillation In A Sentence
- Additionally, FDA officials decided the drug must carry a warning on its label stating, "An increased rate of stroke was observed following Xarelto discontinuation in clinical trials" in patients with the faulty heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. FDA Approves Anticlotting Drug
- Some patients have asystole from the onset of arrest and are unsuitable for defibrillation by the ambulance crew or bystanders.
- SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: The heart condition we're talking about is atrial fibrillation, which is a relatively common problem. CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2008
- An increase of vagal tone after exercise occasionally can lead to episodes of atrial fibrillation.
- Defibrillation Early defibrillation remains the most important determinant of survival in cardiac arrest victims.
- Dr. Wilkoff also said CRT devices are typically implanted with an additional feature called a defibrillator that delivers a shock to prevent a different electrical disturbance, such as a runaway heartbeat called ventricular fibrillation. Scrutiny for Heart Devices
- The arrhythmic type of heart attack, Patel said Tomlinson had suffered, would have occurred with a wobbling of the heart known as ventricular fibrillation. Ian Tomlinson inquest: medical queries addressed to Freddy Patel
- He said: ‘The lift is not suitable for carting beds up and down and there is no defibrillation equipment which is essential in case there is an emergency.’
- Traditionally, emergency medical personnel were the only ones who could administer defibrillation.
- Defibrillation within three minutes of a witnessed collapse gave the best chance of survival.