Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Arrhythmias, Cardiac. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Arrhythmias, Cardiac.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm - A type of automatic, not reentrant, ectopic ventricular rhythm with episodes lasting from a few seco...
Adams-Stokes Syndrome - A condition of fainting spells caused by heart block, often an atrioventricular block, that leads to...
Andersen Syndrome - A form of inherited long QT syndrome (or LQT7) that is characterized by a triad of potassium-sensiti...
Arrhythmia, Sinus - Irregular HEART RATE caused by abnormal function of the SINOATRIAL NODE. It is characterized by a gr...
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - Any disturbances of the normal rhythmic beating of the heart or MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION. Cardiac arrh...
Atrial Fibrillation - Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses ...
Atrial Flutter - Rapid, irregular atrial contractions caused by a block of electrical impulse conduction in the right...
Atrial Premature Complexes - A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature atrial contractions or beats caused by signals originati...
Atrioventricular Block - Impaired impulse conduction from HEART ATRIA to HEART VENTRICLES. AV block can mean delayed or compl...
Bradycardia - Cardiac arrhythmias that are characterized by excessively slow HEART RATE, usually below 50 beats pe...
Brugada Syndrome - An autosomal dominant defect of cardiac conduction that is characterized by an abnormal ST-segment i...
Bundle-Branch Block - A form of heart block in which the electrical stimulation of HEART VENTRICLES is interrupted at eith...
Cardiac Complexes, Premature - A group of cardiac arrhythmias in which the cardiac contractions are not initiated at the SINOATRIAL...
Commotio Cordis - A sudden CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA (e.g., VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION) caused by a blunt, non-penetrating impa...
Heart Block - Impaired conduction of cardiac impulse that can occur anywhere along the conduction pathway, such as...
Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome - A form of long QT syndrome that is associated with congenital deafness. It is characterized by abnor...
Long QT Syndrome - A condition that is characterized by episodes of fainting (SYNCOPE) and varying degree of ventricula...
Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome - A form of ventricular pre-excitation characterized by a short PR interval and a normal QRS complex. ...
Parasystole - A cardiac arrhythmia that is caused by interaction of two independently initiated cardiac impulses o...
Pre-Excitation Syndromes - A group of conditions in which HEART VENTRICLE activation by the atrial impulse is faster than the n...
Pre-Excitation, Mahaim-Type - A form of ventricular pre-excitation characterized by a normal PR interval and a long QRS interval w...
Romano-Ward Syndrome - A form of long QT syndrome that is without congenital deafness. It is caused by mutation of the KCNQ...
Sick Sinus Syndrome - A condition caused by dysfunctions related to the SINOATRIAL NODE including impulse generation (CARD...
Sick Sinus Syndrome - A condition caused by dysfunctions related to the SINOATRIAL NODE including impulse generation (CARD...
Sinoatrial Block - Disturbance in the atrial activation that is caused by transient failure of impulse conduction from ...
Sinus Arrest, Cardiac - The omission of atrial activation that is caused by transient cessation of impulse generation at the...
Tachycardia - Abnormally rapid heartbeat, usually with a HEART RATE above 100 beats per minute for adults. Tachyca...
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry - Abnormally rapid heartbeats caused by reentry of atrial impulse into the dual (fast and slow) pathwa...
Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial - Abnormally rapid heartbeats originating from one or more automatic foci (nonsinus pacemakers) in the...
Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional - A rare form of supraventricular tachycardia caused by automatic, not reentrant, conduction initiated...
Tachycardia, Paroxysmal - Abnormally rapid heartbeats with sudden onset and cessation....
Tachycardia, Reciprocating - Abnormally rapid heartbeats caused by reentrant conduction over the accessory pathways between the H...
Tachycardia, Sinoatrial Nodal Reentry - Abnormally rapid heartbeats caused by reentry circuit in or around the SINOATRIAL NODE. It is charac...
Tachycardia, Sinus - Simple rapid heartbeats caused by rapid discharge of impulses from the SINOATRIAL NODE, usually betw...
Tachycardia, Supraventricular - A generic expression for any tachycardia that originates above the BUNDLE OF HIS....
Tachycardia, Ventricular - An abnormally rapid ventricular rhythm usually in excess of 150 beats per minute. It is generated wi...
Torsades de Pointes - A malignant form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that is characterized by HEART RATE between ...
Ventricular Fibrillation - A potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia that is characterized by uncoordinated extremely rapid firin...
Ventricular Flutter - A potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia characterized by an extremely rapid, hemodynamically unstabl...
Ventricular Premature Complexes - A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature contractions of the HEART VENTRICLES. It is characterize...
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome - A form of ventricular pre-excitation characterized by a short PR interval and a long QRS interval wi...
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Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
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A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
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