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Results 1 - 10 of 17 for Premature atrial contractions
  1. ... of ectopic heartbeats are: Premature ventricular contractions (PVC) Premature atrial contractions (PAC)
  2. Arrhythmia (Abnormal Heartbeat) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Arrhythmia/Children ... Arrhythmia ... Nemours Foundation ... heart, congenital, arrhythmias, heart defect, abnormality, heart rhythm, arithmia, arhythm, arythmia, arrithmia, ...
  3. Skipped Beats (Heart Rhythm Society)  
    ... in the atria (upper chambers) it is called premature atrial contraction (PAC). If it arises from the ventricles (lower chambers), it is called premature ventricular contraction (PVC). In most cases, neither is ...
  4. Premature Contractions -- PACs and PVCs (American Heart Association)  
    ... PACs) feels like your heart skipped a beat. Premature atrial contractions start in the atria and premature ventricular contractions start in the ventricles.
  5. Categories of Arrhythmias (Texas Heart Institute)  
    Arrhythmia/Start Here ... Arrhythmia ... Texas Heart Institute ... Arrhythmias are generally divided into two categories: ventricular and supraventricular. Ventricular ...
  6. Early Warning Signs (Heart Rhythm Society)  
    Arrhythmia/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Arrhythmia ... Heart Rhythm Society ... If you are experiencing a racing, pounding, rumbling or flopping feeling in your chest ...
  7. Heart Rhythm Disorders (Heart Rhythm Society)  
    Arrhythmia/Specifics ... Arrhythmia ... Heart Rhythm Society ... Millions of people experience irregular or abnormal heartbeats, called arrhythmias, at some point in ...
  8. What Is an Arrhythmia? (American Heart Association)  
    ... or rhythm of a person’s heartbeat, such as atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, tachycardia, conduction disorders, rhythm disorders, ventricular fibrillation, premature contractions and more.
  9. Arrhythmia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is an arrhythmia? An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular ...
  10. Tachycardia: Fast Heart Rate (American Heart Association)  
    Arrhythmia/Specifics ... Arrhythmia ... American Heart Association ... Tachycardia is when the heart beats too fast, at a rate of more than 100 beats per minute, when ...
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