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Ventricular Fibrillation

Ventricular fibrillation is a condition when the electrical activities of the heart do not properly function. The heart beats when electrical signals move through it, so when these electrical signals are interrupted or disturbed it affects the heart's pumping abilities. With ventricular fibrillation the lower chambers of the heart contract in a very quick and sporadic way causing the heart to pump little to no blood to the rest of the body.

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