A junctional rhythm occurs when the electrical activation of the heart originates near or within the atrioventricular node, rather than from the sinoatrial node. Because the normal ventricular ...

The compensatory pause after the PVC is slightly longer than the junctional escape interval and allows the junctional rhythm to escape for 5 beats. During this period, the P waves from the sinus ...

In Atrial Arrhythmias the cause of the arrhythmia is in the upper chambers of the two atria. Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) is rapid heartbeats originating anywhere above the ventricles. It ...

Tachycardia is when your heart beats faster than normal, even when you’re not doing anything. Junctional tachycardia is a form of supraventricular tachycardia, a type of racing pulse caused by a ...

Background A routine sports evaluation identified constant alternation between a junctional and idioventricular rhythm in a 9-year-old child. During exercise testing, electrography demonstrated that ...

Some consider 2:1 AV block to be type II block, claiming that the PR interval doesn't lengthen. What they don't realize is that determining whether the PR interval lengthens requires at least 2 ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. (March 1, 2016) -- The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), a subordinate command within the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), is fielding a new ...

This 81 year old woman presents to her GP with blackouts lasting a few seconds. What does her ECG show? A Sinus rhythm with Mobitz I second degree (Wenckebach) AV block The ECG shows consistent p ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Junctional tachycardia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...