In this case it's called paroxysmal (par-ok-SIZ-mul) atrial fibrillation. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
Those electrical pulses cause a disorder known as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Soliris, approved by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, treats a rare chronic disease called paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
It also was similar for various rhythm problems such as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"paroxysmal," the explosions being extremely violent as well as frequent. From Wordnik.com. [Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago] Reference
Exertional and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (pulmonary edema). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 14] Reference
I choked and ended up in a paroxysmal spasm trying to swallow my laughter. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Revenge]
A morbid and insatiable craving for alcohol, often of a paroxysmal character. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Heart failure, sinus arrhythmia (fibrillation, flutter, paroxysmal tachycardia). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
He made fundamental contributions to our knowledge of paroxysmal haemoglobinuria. From Wordnik.com. [Karl Landsteiner - Biography] Reference
These fits of paroxysmal coughing are much more severe than spells of ordinary coughing. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
She flung her arms about my neck, and pressed herself against me in paroxysmal agitation. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
A few years ago I found that I have this odd medical condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo BPPV. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
It is usually found lying down and shows labored breathing that is occasionally interrupted by paroxysmal coughing. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Congestive heart failure, sinus arrhythmia (fibrillation, flutter, paroxysmal tachycardia) DIAGNOSED BY A DOCTOR. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
· Dyspnea: either exertional, recumbent (as in paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea), or fulminant (acute pulmonary edema). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 14] Reference
Over the last several months he developed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation which was confirmed by outpatient monitoring. From Wordnik.com. [Lone atrial fibrillation precipitated by MSG and Aspartame] Reference
It was a strange, paroxysmal kind of life that belonged to her. From Wordnik.com. [Elsie Venner] Reference
Fever, toxemia, cyanosis, dyspnea and paroxysmal cough are promptly shown. From Wordnik.com. [Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery] Reference
In disease of the middle ear the attacks are continuous rather than paroxysmal. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
The paroxysmal response to tactile stimuli was found to be enhanced in nonREM sleep. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
They had begun to comprehend this exacerbation of emotion -- this paroxysmal rhapsody. From Wordnik.com. [A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories] Reference
He closed his eyes at this, and gradually the paroxysmal catch in his breathing lapsed. From Wordnik.com. [The Damnation of Theron Ware] Reference
Hanging to the knob he was thrown from side to side by the paroxysmal leaps of the building. From Wordnik.com. [Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California] Reference
® THERMOCOOL® Catheter for the treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. From Wordnik.com. [Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed] Reference
Itching, commonly intense, is usually a conspicuous symptom; it may be more or less paroxysmal. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine] Reference
It may be continuous or paroxysmal and may be of so serious a degree as to threaten starvation. From Wordnik.com. [Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery] Reference
The sole and essential symptom is itchiness, usually more or less paroxysmal, and worse at night. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine] Reference
Possible targets include paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), age-related macular degeneration. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal] Reference
The most prominent symptoms are hoarseness, aphonia, and dyspnœa, which in children may be paroxysmal. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
REM sleep is associated with an attenuation or total suppression of bilateral synchronous paroxysmal bursts. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Frequently she waylaid him, and sunk upon the pavement in real or assumed paroxysmal fits when he approached. From Wordnik.com. [Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures.] Reference
Saul's burst of passionate remorse is morbid, paroxysmal, like his fits of fury, and is sure to foam itself away. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII] Reference
With one final paroxysmal cry, the powerful man threw his arms around his nearest neighbor and burst into silent tears. From Wordnik.com. [By Shore and Sedge] Reference
He was forced to leave his start on August 1 with an abnormal heart rate, diagnosed as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
Soliris® (eculizumab), the company's first product, is approved for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
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