Ventricular Premature Complexes

"Ventricular Premature Complexes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature contractions of the HEART VENTRICLES. It is characterized by the premature QRS complex on ECG that is of abnormal shape and great duration (generally >129 msec). It is the most common form of all cardiac arrhythmias. Premature ventricular complexes have no clinical significance except in concurrence with heart diseases.

Descriptor ID	D018879
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.067.325.500 C14.280.123.375.500 C23.550.073.325.800
Concept/Terms	Ventricular Premature Complexes Ventricular Premature Complexes Premature Ventricular Beats Premature Ventricular Beat Ventricular Beat, Premature Ventricular Beats, Premature Ventricular Premature Complex Premature Ventricular Contractions Premature Ventricular Contraction Ventricular Contraction, Premature Ventricular Contractions, Premature Ventricular Ectopic Beats Ectopic Beat, Ventricular Ectopic Beats, Ventricular Ventricular Ectopic Beat Extrasystole, Ventricular Ventricular Extrasystole Ventricular Extrasystoles Premature Ventricular Complex Ventricular Complex, Premature

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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C14.280.067]
Cardiac Complexes, Premature [C14.280.067.325]
Ventricular Premature Complexes [C14.280.067.325.500]
Cardiac Conduction System Disease [C14.280.123]
Cardiac Complexes, Premature [C14.280.123.375]
Ventricular Premature Complexes [C14.280.123.375.500]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C23.550.073]
Cardiac Complexes, Premature [C23.550.073.325]
Ventricular Premature Complexes [C23.550.073.325.800]

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