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PAC stands for a Premature Atrial Contraction Atrial refers to the Atrium which is one of the two upper chambers of the heart where blood is received from the blood vessels and pumped into the lower chambers of the heart called the Ventricles. Contractions in this context are the beats of the heart; when the heart muscle tightens and pushes blood throughout the body. Premature means the timing of something as too early or before expected. So, to put it all together, Premature Atrial Contractions are heartbeats or compressions of the muscles of the heart that surround the upper chambers (atrium) and push the blood from the atrial chamber into the ventricular chamber of the heart. The timing of the beats of the heart are in a rhythm that is required to make the most efficient use of the muscular contractions to move the blood. Sometimes those beats can be out of time with each other, in this case premature or ahead of the best timing with the other heartbeats. This may also be called an arrhythmia or irregular heart beat. Premature Atrial Contractions are considered a "benign" or less serious heart symptom and often don't even need treatment. There may be a slight feeling of a heart "stop" when one of the premature beats occurs but most people don't even feel them. PACs may also be called "Heart Palpitations".
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When was Six Pacs created?
Six Pacs was created in 1998.
What is the importance of PACs?
PACs eat your children. I would know...
Which statement about political action committees (PACs) is true?
most PACs associated with interest groups can only collect funds from group members interest groups can establish nonconnected PACs that accept contributions from the public
Physicain who specializes in heart diseases?
A doctor who specialises in heart diseases is known as a "Cardiologist".
How many pacs could tupac pac if tupac could pack packs?
Easy. If a tupac could pac pacs, a tupac would pack as many pacs as a tupac can pack.
What advancement opportunities a cardiologist have?
Nuclear cardiologist
What language is the Les Pacs website in?
The Les Pacs website is written in French. The Les Pacs website is an entertainment website that services Montreal and Quebec Canada. The website is easily accessed online.
What are requirements for the pacs job?
In order to get a PACS job, you must have experience with PACS, a bachelor degree in something computer science related, good communication skills, and the ability to do work above and beyond.
How do you use cardiologist in a sentence?
When I first saw you, my heart beat so fast that I consulted my cardiologist. A cardiologist is a heart specialist.
Interventional cardiologist?
interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist who has one to two years of additional education and training in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular diseases
How many syllables in the word cardiologist?
6 syllables are in the word cardiologist.
How Many PACs are there today?
As of the 2004 Election, there were over 4000 PACs. With the advent of the $1 Billion dollar presidential campaign (and that is just Obama's spending- not counting McCain's spending or independent spending like PACs and 527s), the level of PAC contributions and number of PACs has inevitably grown since 2004, and will likely continue to grow in the future.
