Diseases

Cardiac Arrhythmias

Any disturbances of the normal rhythmic beating of the heart or MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION. Cardiac arrhythmias can be classified by the abnormalities in HEART RATE, disorders of electrical impulse generation, or impulse conduction.

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Any disturbances of the normal rhythmic beating of the heart or MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION. Cardiac arrhythmias can be classified by the abnormalities in HEART RATE, disorders of electrical impulse generation, or impulse conduction.

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7 entry terms
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac
  • Arrythmia
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia
  • Cardiac Dysrhythmia
  • Arrhythmia, Cardiac
  • Dysrhythmia, Cardiac

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general: prefer specifics

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2008 (1963)

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WG 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cardiac Arrhythmias. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001145. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001145
  2. Cardiac Arrhythmias. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhythmia
  3. Cardiac Arrhythmias. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189331