Ventricular Premature Complexes
"Ventricular Premature Complexes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature contractions of the HEART VENTRICLES. It is characterized by the premature QRS complex on ECG that is of abnormal shape and great duration (generally >129 msec). It is the most common form of all cardiac arrhythmias. Premature ventricular complexes have no clinical significance except in concurrence with heart diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D018879
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.067.325.500 C23.550.073.325.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventricular Premature Complexes- Ventricular Premature Complexes
- Premature Ventricular Beats
- Premature Ventricular Beat
- Ventricular Beat, Premature
- Ventricular Beats, Premature
- Premature Ventricular Complex
- Ventricular Complex, Premature
- Ventricular Ectopic Beats
- Ectopic Beat, Ventricular
- Ectopic Beats, Ventricular
- Ventricular Ectopic Beat
- Ventricular Premature Complex
- Extrasystole, Ventricular
- Ventricular Extrasystole
- Ventricular Extrasystoles
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Premature Ventricular Contraction
- Ventricular Contraction, Premature
- Ventricular Contractions, Premature
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| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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