Is a junctional rhythm regular?
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Charlotte Wilson
Studied at the University of Johannesburg, Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
A junctional rhythm is typically regular. In the context of a heart with atrial fibrillation, if there is a regular rhythm present, it is often due to a junctional escape rhythm. This occurs when the atria are not sending impulses to the ventricles, possibly due to a complete heart block, and the junctional tissue (the area between the atria and ventricles) takes over to maintain a regular heartbeat.
Studied at the University of Vienna, Lives in Vienna, Austria.
The combination of atrial fibrillation with a regular rhythm (��regularised AF��) indicates that none of the atrial impulses are conducted to the ventricles, i.e. complete heart block is present. The narrow complex rhythm is therefore a junctional escape rhythm.
2017-4-4
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Benjamin Lee
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The combination of atrial fibrillation with a regular rhythm (��regularised AF��) indicates that none of the atrial impulses are conducted to the ventricles, i.e. complete heart block is present. The narrow complex rhythm is therefore a junctional escape rhythm.