Person—heart rhythm type, code N[N] (Data Element)

Person—heart rhythm type, code N[N]

Type: Data Element
Identifiers: UUID - 67eca300-158c-11e7-803e-0242ac110017; ID-NAME - 1669
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Endorsed by: Data Quality Committee : Standard on Jan. 9, 2026

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Last updated: 09 January 2026
Created: 09 February 2023
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Definition

The type of rhythm associated with the beating of the heart as determined from the electrocardiogram (ECG), as represented by a code.

Data Element (this item)

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Heart rhythm type code N[N] ".

Format	N[N]
Maximum character length	2

Values

	Value	Meaning	Start Date	End Date
Permissible Values	11	Other rhythm	None	None
	10	Paced	None	None
	9	Ventricular fibrillation	None	None
	8	Ventricular tachycardia	None	None
	7	Idioventricular rhythm	None	None
	6	Supraventricular tachycardia	None	None
	5	Complete heart block	None	None
	4	Second degree heart block	None	None
	3	Atrial flutter	None	None
	2	Atrial fibrillation	None	None
	1	Sinus rhythm	None	None
Supplementary Values	99	Not stated/inadequately described	None	None

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Inclusion in Data Set Specifications	1
Inclusion in Data Distributions	0
Use within a Question	0
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