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Premature ventricular contractions

Known as: Premature ventricular contraction, Ventricular Beat, Premature, ECTOPIC BEATS (VENTRICULAR) 
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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Conduction disorder of the heartPremature Cardiac ComplexVentricular arrhythmia

Narrower (1)

Stoll Alembik Dott syndrome

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Randomized, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study of Catheter-Based Myocardial Gene Transfer for Therapeutic Angiogenesis Using Left Ventricular Electromechanical Mapping in Patients With…
BackgroundCatheter-based myocardial gene transfer (GTx) has not been previously tested in human subjects. Accordingly, we… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
COST OF INJURY IN THE UNITED STATES: A REPORT TO CONGRESS
In 1987, Congress directed that research be conducted to evaluate the impact of injury and associated disability on the United… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Combining clinical and thallium data optimizes preoperative assessment of cardiac risk before major vascular surgery
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether clinical markers and preoperative dipyridamole-thallium imaging are both useful in… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Influence of alteration in preload on the pattern of left ventricular diastolic filling as assessed by Doppler echocardiography in humans.
We examined the influence of alterations in preload on pulsed Doppler indexes of left ventricular diastolic function in 50… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Calcium‐ and length‐dependent force production in rat ventricular muscle
1. Trabeculae from the right ventricles of rat hearts were ‘skinned’ by immersion for 30 min in a solution containing the non… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Computed tomography in schizophreniform disorder and other acute psychiatric disorders.
To assess whether computed tomographic findings are present at the onset of schizophrenia, we evaluated CT scans of 35 patients… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Left Ventricular Performance in Normal Subjects: A Comparison of the Responses to Exercise in the Upright and Supine Positions
Left ventricular (LV) performance at rest and during multilevel exercise in the supine and upright positions was studied in seven… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Implications of left ventricular asynergy.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Contractile State of the Left Ventricle in Man: Instantaneous Tension‐Velocity‐Length Relations in Patients With And Without Disease of the Left Ventricular Myocardium
The contractile state of the left ventricle in man was analyzed by correlating left ventricular (LV) dimensional changes during… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
A Hemodynamic Study of Left Ventricular Aneurysm
Thirteen patients with left ventricular aneurysm due to coronary heart disease were studied by left heart and coronary sinus… 
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