atrial premature beat
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atrial premature complex — (APC) a single ectopic atrial beat arising prematurely, manifest electrocardiographically as an abnormally shaped premature P wave, usually with a slightly increased PR interval. It occurs in normal hearts, sometimes associated with the use of… … Medical dictionary
Premature ventricular contraction — Classification and external resources A premature ventricular contraction marked by the arrow. ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
atrial bigeminy — an arrhythmia consisting of the repetitive sequence of one atrial premature complex followed by one normal sinus impulse. Atrial bigeminy; each sinus beat is followed by an atrial premature complex … Medical dictionary
Premature atrial contraction — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|I|49|1|i|30 ICD9 = ICD9|427.61 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D018880 Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are a type of premature heart… … Wikipedia
beat — 1. To strike; to throb or pulsate. 2. A stroke, impulse, or pulsation, as of the heart or pulse. 3. Activity of a cardiac chamber produced by catching a stimulus generated elsewhere in the … Medical dictionary
supraventricular premature contraction — an ectopic beat arising prematurely from a focus within the atria or atrioventricular junction, e.g., an atrial premature complex or atrioventricular junctional premature complex … Medical dictionary
Multifocal atrial tachycardia — For other uses, see MAT (disambiguation). Multifocal atrial tachycardia Classification and external resources ICD 9 427.89 eMedicine article/759135 Multifocal atrial tachycardia … Wikipedia
APB — abductor pollicis brevis; atrial premature beat * * * atrial premature beat; see atrial premature complex, under complex … Medical dictionary
APB — Accounting Principles Board (Business » Accounting) Accounting Principles Board (Business » Accounting) * All Points Bulletin (Business » Accounting) * All Points Bulletin (Community » Law) * Acquisition Program Baseline (Governmental » Military) … Abbreviations dictionary
APB — • abductor pollicis brevis; • atrial premature beat … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
