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Is a junctional rhythm regular?
Questioner:Olivia Walker 2018-04-06 09:54:56
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Harper Collins——Studied at the University of Amsterdam, Lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
A junctional rhythm is typically
regular. In the context of a heart with atrial fibrillation, if there is a regular rhythm present, it is often due to a junctional escape rhythm. This occurs when the atria are not sending impulses to the ventricles, possibly due to a complete heart block, and the junctional tissue (the area between the atria and ventricles) takes over to maintain a regular heartbeat.
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Isabella Kim——Studied at the University of Tokyo, Lives in Tokyo, Japan.
The combination of atrial fibrillation with a
regular rhythm (��regularised AF��) indicates that none of the atrial impulses are conducted to the ventricles, i.e. complete heart block is present. The narrow complex
rhythm is therefore a
junctional escape
rhythm.
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