Definition: The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation.
/ radionuclide permitted but consider also RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; ventricular hypertrophy
See AlsoVentricular Pressure
Other names Ventricles, Right; Ventricles, Left; Ventricles, Heart; Ventricles, Cardiac; Ventricle, Right; Ventricle, Left; Ventricle, Heart; Ventricle, Cardiac; Right Ventricles; Left Ventricles; Right Ventricle; Left Ventricle; Heart Ventricle; Cardiac Ventricles; Cardiac Ventricle
