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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. cardiovascular diseases
  5. heart diseases
  6. arrhythmia
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. cardiovascular diseases
  5. heart diseases
  6. arrhythmia

Preferred term

arrhythmia

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • cardiac arrhythmia
  • cardiac dysrhythmia

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/12348

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