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  3. 2.0.0 The Normal Electrocardiogram
  4. 2.1.0 P Wave

2.1.7

Focus your attention on the P wave in this electrocardiagram. It has an amplitude of about +2 mm in each of leads II, III and aVF and less than +1 mm in lead I. As shown in the figure, its electrical axis in the frontal plane is +88 degrees and its spatial vector is directed inferiorly.

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