TY  - JOUR
T1  - DYsrhythmia vs arrhythmia
AU  - Kronhaus KD
Y1  - 1979/01/05
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1979.03290270020009
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 28
EP  - 28
VL  - 241
IS  - 1
N2  - To the Editor.— 
    I commend Jules Constant, MD, for his efforts in trying to organize a more precise nomenclature for cardiology (240:868, 1978). However, I believe he excluded from the "Terms Wrongly Used" section the term "arrhythmia," which indicates an absence of rhythm but too often is applied to any variation from normal rhythm of the heartbeat. In contrast, the term "dysrhythmia" is not limited to irregularities of the heartbeat but also is applied to disturbances of rate and conduction.1 I hope this distinction will be applied.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1979.03290270020009
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03290270020009
ER  -