{"id":43781,"date":"2020-09-22T06:07:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T06:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=43781"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:14:12","slug":"extrasystole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/extrasystole\/","title":{"rendered":"Extrasystole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A premature contraction of the heart. It can be caused by nervousness, indigestion, a tired and enlarged heart-anything up to an overt organic heart disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An extra heart beat, systole.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Premature contraction of the heart.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Premature contraction of the heart; depending on the site of origin and the clinical picture, may be a normal variant or may indicate organic and potentially severe heart disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Extrasystole is a term applied to premature contraction of one or more of the chambers of the heart. A beat of the heart occurs sooner than it should do in the ordinary rhythm, and is followed by a longer rest than usual before the next beat. In an extrasystole, the stimulus to contraction arises in a part of the heart other than the usual. Extrasystoles often give rise to an unpleasant sensation as of the heart stumbling over a beat, but their occurrence is not usually serious.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Premature contraction of the heart. It may occur in the presence or absence of organic heart disease. It may be of reflex origin or may be triggered by stimulants (e.g., caffeine, cocaine, or theophylline), hypoxia, psychological stress, electrolyte abnormalities, thyroid disorders, or myocardial infarction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Extrasystole is a heart contraction that occurs out of sync with the heart&#8217;s regular rhythm. It is triggered by an electrical impulse originating from a part of the heart different from the sinoatrial node, the heart&#8217;s natural pacemaker.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-zzyba-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-zzyba-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-127\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>An early heartbeat. When these occurrences happen repeatedly, the patient may describe a sensation of the heart thumping and pounding, often referred to as palpitations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A premature contraction of the heart. It can be caused by nervousness, indigestion, a tired and enlarged heart-anything up to an overt organic heart disease. An extra heart beat, systole. Premature contraction of the heart. Premature contraction of the heart; depending on the site of origin and the clinical picture, may be a normal variant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Extrasystole - Definition of Extrasystole<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A premature contraction of the heart. 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