noun ˌɛkstrəˈsɪst(ə)liˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəli
Medicine A heartbeat outside the normal rhythm, as often occurs in normal individuals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ventricular extrasystoles are also common and, in the context of the structurally normal heart, are almost always benign
- Toxic effects include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness, and visual disturbances, as well as extrasystoles and excessive slowing of the heart rate.
- Ventricular tachycardia is defined as three or more ventricular extrasystoles in succession at a rate of more than 120 beats/min.
- The presence of extrasystoles that have been induced by exercise is neither sensitive nor specific for coronary artery disease.
- Many patients with heart failure, however, show complex ventricular extrasystoles on 24 hour monitoring.
nounˌekstrəˈsistəlēˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəli
Medicine A heartbeat outside the normal rhythm, as often occurs in normal individuals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ventricular tachycardia is defined as three or more ventricular extrasystoles in succession at a rate of more than 120 beats/min.
- Toxic effects include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness, and visual disturbances, as well as extrasystoles and excessive slowing of the heart rate.
- Ventricular extrasystoles are also common and, in the context of the structurally normal heart, are almost always benign
- The presence of extrasystoles that have been induced by exercise is neither sensitive nor specific for coronary artery disease.
- Many patients with heart failure, however, show complex ventricular extrasystoles on 24 hour monitoring.