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In some cases of [[ventricular tachycardia|VT]] with [[AV dissociation]] the [[SA node]] may transiently "capture" the [[Ventricle (heart)|ventricles]], producing a capture beat, which has a normal [[QRS]] duration, or a fusion beat, in which the [[Sinus rhythm|sinus]] and ventricular beats coincide to produce a hybrid complex. <ref>Goldberger: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 6th edn P 210</ref><ref>Marriott et al. Ventricular Fusion Beats. Circulation 26 (5): 880. 1962 ; http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/26/5/880</ref> | In some cases of [[ventricular tachycardia|VT]] with [[AV dissociation]] the [[SA node]] may transiently "capture" the [[Ventricle (heart)|ventricles]], producing a capture beat, which has a normal [[QRS]] duration, or a fusion beat, in which the [[Sinus rhythm|sinus]] and ventricular beats coincide to produce a hybrid complex. <ref>Goldberger: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 6th edn P 210</ref><ref>Marriott et al. Ventricular Fusion Beats. Circulation 26 (5): 880. 1962 ; http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/26/5/880</ref> | ||
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== References == | == References == |
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Overview
In some cases of VT with AV dissociation the SA node may transiently "capture" the ventricles, producing a capture beat, which has a normal QRS duration, or a fusion beat, in which the sinus and ventricular beats coincide to produce a hybrid complex. [1][2]
Electrocardiogram
References
- ↑ Goldberger: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 6th edn P 210
- ↑ Marriott et al. Ventricular Fusion Beats. Circulation 26 (5): 880. 1962 ; http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/26/5/880