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Record 1 2010-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Heart
DEF

A premature heartbeat due to a contraction impulse from an abnormal source, and starting outside the sinus node.

OBS

The term "extrasystole" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Cœur
DEF

Battement cardiaque prématuré d'origine auriculaire ou ventriculaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Corazón
DEF

Perturbación del ritmo cardíaco normal, debida a la contracción prematura por impulsos eléctricos de un sitio anormal dentro del corazón.

OBS

Contracción cardíaca que aparece independientemente del ritmo normal regido por el nódulo sinusal de Keith y Flack.

OBS

Nódulo sinusal de Keith y Flack: masa de fibras musculares cardíacas especializadas que actúa normalmente como "marcapaso" del sistema de conducción cardíaca; está debajo del epicardio, en el extremo superior del surco terminal.

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