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Sino-atrial (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) blocks

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 16 Apr, 2009

SA block and AV block

SA block and AV block

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PR interval gets progressively prolonged, suggesting second degree type I AV block. But the pause is not containing a P wave because of associated second degree SA block. The pause helps the AV junction to recover and the next cycle starts with a normal PR interval. Such combination of dual nodal disease is seen in structural nodal disease as well as in the acute phase of inferior wall myocardial infarction.

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