ventricular
adjective
ven·tric·u·lar
ven-ˈtri-kyə-lər 
vən-
: of, relating to, or being a ventricle
ventricular fibrillation
ventricular pressure
ventricular myocardium
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The GoFundMe shared that Marlene is connected to an ECMO device and Impella — both of which are used for temporary ventricular support.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
What Still Isn’t Known Currently, our technology is best first used for urgent heart conditions, including restarting the heart after surgery, heart attack and ventricular defibrillation.
—Pengju Li, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2024
The shock of the chilled blood may cause ventricular fibrillation leading to a heart attack and death.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Myers shared a photo of her son's hospital room on Instagram Friday, revealing that the 5-month-old has successfully made it through surgery to treat his ventricular septal defect (VSD).
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
The most common postmortem findings among the athletes either found no specific reason for the sudden cardiac arrest or found that idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy (the thickening of the heart's left pumping chamber) or possible cardiomyopathy (a disease of the heart muscle) were to blame.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The study compared response times to ventricular fibrillation among telemetry watchers responsible for five different patient loads: 16, 24, 32, 40 and 48 patients.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
The most common reason is a premature heartbeat, also called premature ventricular or premature atrial contractions.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
Regarding the links between coffee intake and premature ventricular contractions, caffeine can contain active metabolites such as aminophylline, which is used in asthma medications and, in high doses, is known to induce arrhythmias, Marcus said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
What Still Isn’t Known Currently, our technology is best first used for urgent heart conditions, including restarting the heart after surgery, heart attack and ventricular defibrillation.
—Pengju Li, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2024
The shock of the chilled blood may cause ventricular fibrillation leading to a heart attack and death.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Myers shared a photo of her son's hospital room on Instagram Friday, revealing that the 5-month-old has successfully made it through surgery to treat his ventricular septal defect (VSD).
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
The most common postmortem findings among the athletes either found no specific reason for the sudden cardiac arrest or found that idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy (the thickening of the heart's left pumping chamber) or possible cardiomyopathy (a disease of the heart muscle) were to blame.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The study compared response times to ventricular fibrillation among telemetry watchers responsible for five different patient loads: 16, 24, 32, 40 and 48 patients.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
The most common reason is a premature heartbeat, also called premature ventricular or premature atrial contractions.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
Regarding the links between coffee intake and premature ventricular contractions, caffeine can contain active metabolites such as aminophylline, which is used in asthma medications and, in high doses, is known to induce arrhythmias, Marcus said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
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ventricular
adjective
ven·tric·u·lar
ven-ˈtrik-yə-lər, vən-
: of, relating to, or being a ventricle especially of the heart or brain
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