Cardiac Complexes, Premature
"Cardiac Complexes, Premature" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005117
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.067.325 C14.280.123.375 C23.550.073.325
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| Concept/Terms |
Cardiac Complexes, Premature- Cardiac Complexes, Premature
- 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
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardiac Complexes, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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Cardiomyopathy and myocarditis in children with ventricular ectopic rhythm. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1992 Aug; 20(2):359-62.
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Frequency and significance of cardiac arrhythmias in chronic obstructive lung disease. Chest. 1988 Jul; 94(1):44-8.
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Tricyclic antidepressant use in a patient with bundle branch blocks and ventricular ectopy. J Clin Psychiatry. 1984 Aug; 45(8):353-5.
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Pirmenol for control of ventricular arrhythmias: oral dose-ranging and short-term maintenance study. Am J Cardiol. 1984 Feb 01; 53(4):522-7.