ventricular premature contraction
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Premature ventricular contraction — Classification and external resources A premature ventricular contraction marked by the arrow. ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Ventricular tachycardia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) — Contractions of the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, which occur earlier than usual, because of abnormal electrical activity of the ventricles. The premature contraction is followed by a pause, as the heart electrical system… … Medical dictionary
Ventricular fibrillation — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = ECG lead showing VF DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|I|49|0|i|40 ICD9 = ICD9|427.41 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D014693 Ventricular fibrillation (V fib or VF) is a… … Wikipedia
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
contraction — 1. A shortening or increase in tension; denoting the normal function of muscle. 2. A shrinkage or reduction in size. 3. Heart beat, as in premature c..beat. [L. contractus, drawn together] after c … Medical dictionary
Premature — The term premature refers to something that occurs prior to the expected or normal time. It is generally used to refer to: *Premature birthSee also: *Premature ejaculation *Premature menopause *Premature ventricular contraction *Nonsense mutation … Wikipedia
premature ventricular contraction — noun irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation • Syn: ↑PVC • Hypernyms: ↑cardiac arrhythmia, ↑arrhythmia … Useful english dictionary
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia — Classification and external resources Photomicrograph of an ARVC heart. ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Left ventricular hypertrophy — Classification and external resources A heart with left ventricular hypertrophy in short axis view ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
