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APC

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APC atrial premature complex; activated protein C.
APC
abbr.
1. acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine (combined as an antipyretic and analgesic)
2. antigen-presenting cell

APC,
1 abbreviation for atrial premature complex.
2 abbreviation for adenomatous polyposis coli.

APC,
APC
1. antigen-presenting cells.
2. abbreviation for the combination of aspirin, phenacetin and caffeine, which has been used as an analgesic or antipyretic.
3. atrial premature contraction.

APC
1 Activated protein C, see there 2 Adenomatous polyposis coli, see there 3 Antigen-presenting cell, see there 4 Atrial premature contraction, see there 5 Clinical trials Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib 6 Managed care Ambulatory payment classification, see there

Patient discussion about APC.

Q. what is APC in cardiology?

A. APC, or atrial premature complex (or beat) is a beat that arise in the atria of the heart from outside the normal mechanism of heartbeats. It's very common and doesn't portend any bad prognosis. It increase with age, smoking, coffee intake, alcohol intake, and stress, and also with heart and lung disease.

If they don't cause symptoms, no treatment is necessary. If they do cause symptoms, it can be treated with beta-blockers (e.g atenolol)

You can read more here: http://en.ecgpedia.org/wiki/Atrial_Premature_Complexes

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