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Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
A very fast, irregular heartbeat that is caused by abnormal impulses coming from several areas of the heart. These abnormal impulses take over the natural pacemaker function of the S-A node. The heartbeat is so fast that the heart does not have time to pump enough blood to the brain and body tissue, which may cause unconsciousness, cardiac arrest, and death.
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- Industry/Domain: Medical devices
- Category: Cardiac supplies
- Company: Boston Scientific
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