Arrhythmia

Definition: 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.

Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): arrhythmia, arrhythmias, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrhythmia, dysrhythmias, cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiac rhythm disturbances, cardiac dysrhythmia, dysrhythmia, arrythmia, cardiac rhythm disturbance, cardiacarrhythmias, arrhyth- mias

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