Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

durchbrechen

English translation:

interrupt

Added to glossary by David Williams
Mar 13, 2009 10:12
15 yrs ago
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German term

durchbrechen

German to English Medical Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Vorhofflimmern und -flattern wird durch die Injektionslösung nicht durchbrochen. Da die Refraktärzeit des AV-Knotens aber verkürzt werden kann, ist eine Beschleunigung der Ventrikelfrequenz möglich.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 interrupt
4 +3 convert
4 to stop
Change log

Mar 27, 2009 07:05: David Williams Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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19 mins
Selected

interrupt

In the sense of "unterbrechen".
Example sentence:

Fibrillations can be interrupted by administering electric shocks to the ventricles, though in most cases this treatment must be followed by drug therapy

We concluded that although RF pulses are effective to interrupt focal atrial fibrillation, multiple applications in the pulmonary veins can produce significant pulmonary vein stenosis.

Peer comment(s):

agree Trinh Do
2 hrs
Thanks!
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
Danke!
agree Ingrid Moore
5 hrs
agree Murad AWAD : agree
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins

to stop

atrial fibrillation and flutter is not stopped by injecting the solution


One could also use "interrupted".
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+3
1 hr

convert

another option: terminate

The drug cannot convert/terminate atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter.
Peer comment(s):

agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) : both - convert & terminate - possible IMO
2 hrs
Danke, Harald!
agree SJLD
7 hrs
Thank you, SJLD!
agree Lirka : the idea is coversion back to sinus rhythm...
1 day 7 hrs
Yes, I should have said that - thank you, lirka!
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