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 rest of his exam is normal. A junctional rhythm occurs when the sinoatrial node (SA node) is not able to generate an action potential and the atrioventricular node (AV node) acts as the main ...

Upon review of this body and the described ECG findings, certain common patterns emerge (Table 2). The reviewed literature on the association between cocaine use and AV conduction as assessed by ...

Cells in the AV node can act as a backup pacemaker. These junctional cells ... accelerated idioventricular rhythm. Ventricular rhythms have a wide QRS complex. The ECG records electrical impulses ...