Chapter 9 - Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)»Other forms of heart disease (I30-I52)»Ventricular premature depolarization (I49.3)
I49.3
Ventricular premature depolarization
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Ventricular Premature Complexes14 drugs (10 approved, 4 experimental)
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 abnormal shape and great duration (generally >129 msec). It is the most common form of all cardiac arrhythmias. Premature ventricular complexes have no clinical significance except in concurrence with heart diseases.