Cardiac Electrophysiology Study

Preferred Label : Cardiac Electrophysiology Study;

NCIt synonyms : EP Study; EP Test;

NCIt related terms : EP study/EP test; Cardiac Electrophysiology; EPS;

NCIt definition : A cardiac procedure performed under fluoroscopy to determine the area of the heart that is the source of aberrant electrical impulses that give rise to arrhythmias. Aberrant pathways can be terminated by ablation.;

Alternative definition : ACC/AHA: An invasive procedure that tests the electrical conduction system of the heart to assess the electrical activity and conduction pathways of the heart.;

Details

Origin ID

C80414;

UMLS CUI

C5551547;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cardiac electrophysiologic study [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Cardiac electrophysiology (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Cardiac electrophysiology study [LOINC component]
- electrophysiologic study, cardiac [MeSH concept]
- electrophysiologic techniques, cardiac [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cardiac electrophysiology (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Cardiac electrophysiology NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Cardiac electrophysiology study [LOINC component]
- Electrophysiology [LOINC method]
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- ACC/AHA Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology EHR Terminology [NCIt concept]

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