Cardiac Complexes, Premature

"Cardiac Complexes, Premature" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.067.325 C23.550.073.325
Concept/Terms	Cardiac Complexes, Premature Cardiac Complexes, Premature Complexes, Premature Cardiac Ectopic Heartbeats Ectopic Heartbeat Heartbeat, Ectopic Heartbeats, Ectopic Premature Cardiac Complexes Extrasystoles Premature Beats Beat, Premature Beats, Premature Premature Beat Premature Cardiac Complex Cardiac Complex, Premature Premature Cardiac Complices Extrasystole

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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C14.280.067]
Cardiac Complexes, Premature [C14.280.067.325]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C23.550.073]
Cardiac Complexes, Premature [C23.550.073.325]

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