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One Quick Question: What are the Differences of Narrow Versus Wide QRS Complexes? – Video
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Video at a Glance
- This video explains where an impulse has to originate from to create a narrow or wide QRS complex.
- An origination above the ventricles is the only way to produce a narrow QRS complex.
- The path also has to be unobstructed.
- A wide QRS complex is created by an origination in the ventricles.
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