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	<!-- 2007-09-03 Edited by Paul Schluter to fully conform to ecg_nom5c.doc -->
	<!-- 2008-08-25 Added numeric code for "MDC_ECG_BEAT_DOMINANT"  -->
	<!-- 2008-08-31 Renumbered codes using new baseCode -->
	<!-- 2009-04-29 Edited/transformed to conform to terms.8f.xsd (harmonized with IDCO and RTM) -->
	<partitionDescription>
		<title>ECG Beat Annotations</title>
		<date>2012-09-26</date>
		<version>0.8.7</version>	<!-- "0.8.7" corresponds to "8g", updated on 2009-09-26  -->
		<component>Beat</component>
		<discriminatorRef idref="MDC_ECG_discrim_BEAT_RHYTHM_NOISE"/>
		<basePart>10</basePart>
		<baseCode>8192</baseCode>
	</partitionDescription>
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	<Terms>
		<termSectionTitle>Non-specific beats</termSectionTitle>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Beat (NOS), Base Pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Any beat (unspecified; included in heart rate)</Description>
			<CODE10>8192</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>BEAT</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_NORMAL</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Normal beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Normal beat (sinus beat; normal conduction)</Description>
			<CODE10>8208</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>NORMAL</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_1</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_ABNORMAL</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Abnormal beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Abnormal beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8224</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>ABNORMAL</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_DOMINANT</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Dominant beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Dominant beat<sidenote>(typically normal, but may not be)</sidenote>
				<bullet>predominant morphology typically used for ST measurement)</bullet>
			</Description>
			<CODE10>8240</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>DOMINANT</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Supraventricular extrasystole</termSectionTitle>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_SV_P_C</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Supraventricular premature or ectopic beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Supraventricular premature contraction (atrial or nodal premature beat with normal QRS morphology)</Description>
			<CODE10>8256</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>SVPC</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_9</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_ATR_P_C</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Atrial premature complex (beat), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Atrial premature contraction (beat)</Description>
			<CODE10>8272</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">APC</Mnemonic>
			<scp>PAC APC</scp>
			<mit-bih>SVPB mit_8</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_JUNC_P_C</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Junctional (nodal) premature beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Junctional (nodal) premature contraction</Description>
			<CODE10>8288</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">JPC</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>NPC mit_7</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_ATR_P_C_ABERR</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Aberrated atrial premature beat (Ashman), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Aberrated atrial premature beat (Ashman beat: atrial premature beat with abnormal QRS morphology)</Description>
			<CODE10>8304</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>ABERR</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_4</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_ATR_PWAVE_BLK</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Non-conducted p-wave beat (blocked), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Non-conducted P-wave (blocked)</Description>
			<CODE10>8320</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>NAPC</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_37</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Ventricular Extrasystole</termSectionTitle>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_V_P_C</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Premature ventricular contraction (beat), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Ventricular premature contraction (beat)</Description>
			<CODE10>8336</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>VPC</Mnemonic>
			<scp>PVC VPC</scp>
			<mit-bih>PVC mit_5</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_V_P_C_FUSION</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Fusion of ventricular and normal beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Fusion of ventricular and normal beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8352</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">FUSION</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_6</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_V_P_C_RonT</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, R-on-T premature ventricular beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>R-on-T premature ventricular beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8368</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">RONT</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_41</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Escape beats</termSectionTitle>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_SV_ESC</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Supraventricular escape beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Supraventricular escape beat (least specific)</Description>
			<CODE10>8384</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>SVESC</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_35</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_ATR_ESC</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Atrial escape beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Atrial Escape beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8400</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">AESC</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_34</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_JUNC_ESC</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Junctional (nodal) escape beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Junctional (nodal) escape beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8416</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">JESC</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>NESC mit_11</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_V_ESC</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Ventricular escape beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Ventricular escape beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8432</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>VESC</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_10</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<termSectionTitle>Intraventricular block</termSectionTitle>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_BB_BLK</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, bundle branch block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>bundle branch block beat (unspecified)</Description>
			<CODE10>8448</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>BBB</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_25</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_LBB_BLK_COMP</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, left bundle branch block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>left bundle branch block beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8464</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">LBBB</Mnemonic>
			<scp>LBBB</scp>
			<mit-bih>mit_2</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_LBB_BLK_INCOMP</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, incomplete left bundle branch block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>incomplete left bundle branch block beat<footnote>The term "incomplete" for IRBBB and ILBBB implies conduction is delayed, but not completely blocked.</footnote></Description>
			<CODE10>8480</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="2">ILBBB</Mnemonic>
			<scp>ILBBB</scp>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_RBB_BLK_COMP</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, right bundle branch block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>right bundle branch block beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8496</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">RBBB</Mnemonic>
			<scp>RBBB</scp>
			<mit-bih>mit_3</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_RBB_BLK_INCOMP</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, incomplete right bundle branch block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>incomplete right bundle branch block beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8512</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">IRBBB</Mnemonic>
			<scp>IRBBB</scp>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_BLK_ANT_L_HEMI</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, left anterior fascicular block beat (common), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>left anterior fascicular block beat (common)</Description>
			<CODE10>8528</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">LAFB</Mnemonic>
			<scp>LAFB</scp>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_BLK_POS_L_HEMI</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, left posterior fascicular block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>left posterior fascicular block beat (rare)</Description>
			<CODE10>8544</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">LPFB</Mnemonic>
			<scp>LPHB?</scp>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_BLK_BIFAS</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, bifascicular block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>bifascicular block beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8560</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">BIFAS</Mnemonic>
			<scp>BIFAS</scp>
			<note>{RBBB, (LAFB | LPFB )}</note>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_BLK_TRFAS</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, trifascicular block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>trifascicular block beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8576</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">TRFAS</Mnemonic>
			<scp>TRFAS</scp>
			<note>{RBBB, (LAFB|LPFB), (1AVB|2AVB)}</note>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_BLK_BILAT</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, bilateral bundle-branch block beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>bilateral bundle-branch block beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8592</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">BILAT</Mnemonic>
			<note>{(RBBB|LBBB), (1AVB|2AVB)}</note>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_BLK_IVCD</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, intraventricular conduction disturbance (non-specific block), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>intraventricular conduction disturbance (non-specific block)</Description>
			<CODE10>8608</CODE10>
			<scp>IVCD</scp>
			<Mnemonic>IVCD</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_PREX</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, pre-excitation (least specific), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>pre-excitation (least specific)</Description>
			<CODE10>8624</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PREX</Mnemonic>
			<scp>PREEX</scp>
			<mit-bih>(PREX</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_WPW_UNK</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern,Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (less specific), Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (less specific)</Description>
			<CODE10>8640</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">WPW</Mnemonic>
			<scp>WPW</scp>
			<mit-bih>(PREX</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_WPW_A</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern,Wolf-Parkinson type A, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Wolf-Parkinson type A<footnote>QRS is positive in leads V1 and V2, similar to RBBB.</footnote>
			</Description>
			<CODE10>8656</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="2">WPWA</Mnemonic>
			<scp>WPWA</scp>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_WPW_B</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern,Wolf-Parkinson type B, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Wolf-Parkinson type B<footnote>QRS is negative in leads V1 and V2, similar to LBBB.</footnote>
			</Description>
			<CODE10>8672</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="2">WPWB</Mnemonic>
			<scp>WPWB</scp>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_LGL</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome<footnote>Unlike WPW, QRS complex has normal morphology in LGL.  Activation of the ventricles occurs entirely through the bundle of His and the bundle branches.</footnote>
			</Description>
			<CODE10>8688</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic indent="1">LGL</Mnemonic>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_PACED</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Paced beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>paced beat (with ventricular capture)</Description>
			<CODE10>8704</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PACED</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>PACE mit_12</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_PACED_FUS</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Pacemaker Fusion beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>pacemaker fusion beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8720</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>PFUS</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_38</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_UNKNOWN</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern, Unclassifiable beat, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>unclassifiable beat</Description>
			<CODE10>8736</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>UNKNOWN</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_13</mit-bih>
		</term>
		<term>
			<REFID>MDC_ECG_BEAT_LEARN</REFID>
			<SysName>Pattern,Learning, Base pattern | ECG, Heart | CVS</SysName>
			<Description>learning (beats during initial learning phase)</Description>
			<CODE10>8752</CODE10>
			<Mnemonic>LEARN</Mnemonic>
			<mit-bih>mit_30</mit-bih>
		</term>
	</Terms>
</partition>
