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Understanding ECG Interpretation of Junctional Rhythms Video
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Video at a Glance
- This video explains junctional rhythms.
- Remember, the AV node and the AV junction are two different areas of the heart.
- A junctional rhythm means the pacemakers are coming from the junction.
- Junctional escape rhythms occur when the AV node fails.
- There are also accelerated junctional rhythms and junctional tachycardia.
- During a junctional rhythm, the impulse begins in the center of the heart and moves in two different directions.
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