If the information on this page can help prevent the loss of a sheep to bloat, it will have been worth my time to put this information here. In the simplest of explanations, bloat is an excess of gases in the rumen of sheep. But it should always be considered an emergency situation.
atrial natriuretic peptide. noun. Medical Definition of atrial natriuretic peptide. : a peptide hormone secreted by myocytes of the cardiac atria that in pharmacological doses promotes salt and water excretion and lowers blood pressureâabbreviation ANP; called also atrial natriuretic factor, atriopeptin.
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is a regular supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) that results from the formation of a reentry circuit confined to the AV node and perinodal atrial tissue. Because of its abrupt onset and termination, AVNRT is categorized as a paroxysmal SVT (PSVT).