Wandering atrial pacemaker

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Changing P wave morphology in a patient with wandering atrial pacemaker

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Overview

This atrial arrhythmia occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker site shifts between the SA node, the atria, and/or the AV node. This shifting of the pacemaker from the SA node to adjacent tissues is manifested electrocardiographically by transient changes in the size shape and direction of the P waves. A wandering pacemaker is usually caused by varying vagal tone. With increased vagal tone the SA Node slows,allowing a pacemaker in the atria or AV Nodal area,which may become slightly faster briefly. After vagal tone decreases the SA Node becomes the pacemaker again.

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Wandering pacemaker. Every p-wave is different and thus has a different origin.

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