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ventricle Anatomy 1. a chamber of the heart, having thick muscular walls, that receives blood from the atrium and pumps it to the arteries 2. any one of the four main cavities of the vertebrate brain, which contain cerebrospinal fluid 3. any of various other small cavities in the body How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A recent ECG Puzzler article ("Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia in the Elderly," September 2006: 519-520) contained several discrepencies with the current literature. We used implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) records of ventricular tachyarrhythmias to assess the role of air pollution as a trigger of these potentially life-threatening events. In many of these patients ventricular arrhythmias and SCD may be the only manifestation of heart disease. |
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