pre-automatic pause

What is a pre-automatic pause?

Pre-automatic pauses arise after the conversion of atrial fibrillation into a sinus rhythm. The phrase pre-automatic pause refers to a situation in which an asystole occurs before the onset of the "automatic" excitation. The so-called "automate" is, of course, the sinus node.

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