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Preferred term

Cardiac Complexes, Premature  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A group of cardiac arrhythmias in which the cardiac contractions are not initiated at the SINOATRIAL NODE. They include both atrial and ventricular premature beats, and are also known as extra or ectopic heartbeats. Their frequency is increased in heart diseases.

Entry terms

  • Cardiac Complex, Premature
  • Ectopic Heartbeats
  • Extrasystole
  • Extrasystoles
  • Premature Beats
  • Premature Cardiac Complex
  • Premature Cardiac Complexes

In other languages

  • French

  • Contraction cardiaque prématurée
  • Extrasystole

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MWLWJH5F-4

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