 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 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
- Premature Cardiac Complex
- Extrasystole
- Cardiac Complex, Premature
- Premature Cardiac Complices
- Ectopic Heartbeats
- Ectopic Heartbeat
- Heartbeat, Ectopic
- Heartbeats, Ectopic
- Extrasystoles
- Premature Cardiac Complexes
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| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardiac Complexes, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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Anderson JL, Askins JC, Gilbert EM, Miller RH, Keefe DL, Somberg JC, Freedman RA, Haft LR, Mason JW, Lessem JN. Multicenter trial of sotalol for suppression of frequent, complex ventricular arrhythmias: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled evaluation of two doses. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1986 Oct; 8(4):752-62.
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Somberg JC, Miura D, Keefe DL. The treatment of ventricular rhythm disturbances. Am Heart J. 1986 Jun; 111(6):1162-76.
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Somberg JC. New approaches to drug selection and serial drug testing. J Clin Pharmacol. 1984 Jul; 24(7):320-7.
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