Svensk definition
En förtidig sammandragning i hjärtat som initieras någon annanstans än i sinusknutan.
Cardiac Complexes, Premature
Prematurslag
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Extra hjärtslag — Extrasystole
Engelska synonymer
Complexes, Premature Cardiac — Premature Beats — Beat, Premature — Beats, Premature — Premature Beat — Extrasystole — Premature Cardiac Complexes — Cardiac Complex, Premature — Premature Cardiac Complices — Ectopic Heartbeats — Ectopic Heartbeat — Heartbeat, Ectopic — Heartbeats, Ectopic — Extrasystoles — Premature Cardiac Complex