ventricular capture

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Related to ventricular capture: DDD pacing, polycardia

ven·tric·u·lar cap·ture

capture of the ventricle(s) by an impulse arising in the atria or A-V junction.

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ven·tric·u·lar cap·ture

(ven-trikyū-lăr kapchŭr)

Capture of the ventricle(s) by an impulse arising in the atria or atrioventricular junction.

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ventricular capture

The normal contraction of the myocardium after electrical depolarization.

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