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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Chaudry II, Ramsaran EK, Spodick DH. Observations on the reliability of the Ashman phenomenon. Am Heart J. 1994 Jul; 128(1):205-9.
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Sugiura T, Iwasaka T, Koito H, Kimura Y, Inada M, Spodick DH. Supraventricular arrhythmias in the late hospital phase of acute Q-wave myocardial infarction. Supraventricular arrhythmia in myocardial infarction. Chest. 1987 Aug; 92(2):282-6.
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Spodick DH. More comments on proper terminology for the VPC. Am J Cardiol. 1986 Jan 01; 57(1):191.
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Wayne VS, Bishop RL, Spodick DH. Exercise-induced ST segment alternans. Chest. 1983 May; 83(5):824-5.
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Anthony JR, Jick H, Spodick DH. Control of persistent ventricular ectopic beats by alprenolol, a new beta-adrenergic blocking agent. Am Heart J. 1969 May; 77(5):598-602.