Cardiac Complexes, Premature
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.
Year introduced: 1996
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Tree Number(s): C14.280.067.325, C14.280.123.375, C23.550.073.325
MeSH Unique ID: D005117
Entry Terms:
- Complexes, Premature Cardiac
- Premature Beats
- Beat, Premature
- Beats, Premature
- Premature Beat
- Extrasystole
- Premature Cardiac Complexes
- Cardiac Complex, Premature
- Premature Cardiac Complices
- Ectopic Heartbeats
- Ectopic Heartbeat
- Heartbeat, Ectopic
- Heartbeats, Ectopic
- Extrasystoles
- Premature Cardiac Complex