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atrial tachycardia  

Definition

  • Atrial tachycardia is a type of heart rhythm problem in which the heart's electrical impulse comes from an ectopic pacemaker (that is, an abnormally located cardiac pacemaker) in the upper chambers (atria) of the heart, rather than from the sinoatrial node, the normal origin of the heart's electrical activity. (Wikipedia)

Entry terms

  • atrial tachysystole

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-QRHF2Q9G-2

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