Glossary

Fibrillation

Fibrillation

Also: Flimmern

Fibrillation refers to uncoordinated, very rapid twitching of muscle fibres. In the heart, a distinction is made between atrial fibrillation, which is usually less dangerous, and life-threatening ventricular fibrillation.

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