Ventricle (heart) - Wikipedia A ventricle is one of two large chambers located toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs The blood pumped by a ventricle is supplied by an atrium, an adjacent chamber in the upper heart that is smaller than a ventricle
Ventricular tachycardia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Ventricular tachycardia is a type of irregular heartbeat, called an arrhythmia It starts in the lower chambers of the heart, called the ventricles This condition also may be called V-tach or VT A healthy heart typically beats about 60 to 100 times a minute at rest
Ventricular Arrhythmia: Causes, Symptoms Treatment A ventricular arrhythmia is a heart rhythm that can be fast and deadly It starts in your heart’s lower chambers (ventricles) because of problems like heart attacks