Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Premature atrial contractions
HP:0006699
What it means
A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature atrial contractions or beats caused by signals originating from ectopic atrial sites.
Rare diseases that can present with this2
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Atrial ectopic beats · Atrial premature complex · Ectopic supraventricular rhythms · PACs · Premature supraventricular beats
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