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This ECG demonstrates the features of ventricular pre-excitation 1. The PR interval is less than 0.12 seconds (0.09 seconds). 2. The initial portion of the QRS complex is slurred (arrows) due to slow conduction in the pre-excited portion of the ventricle. This is the “delta wave”. The remainder of the QRS complex is narrow, representing normal ventricular activation via the His-Purkinje system. 3. The duration of the QRS complex is prolonged to 0.12 seconds. 4. The abnormally flat, or inverted T waves in leads I, V3-V6 are secondary T wave changes.

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  • Introduction to First Edition
  • 1.0.0 Generation of the ECG
  • 2.0.0 The Normal Electrocardiogram
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    • 3.0.1 Introduction Continued
    • 3.1.0 Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)
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  • 5.0.0 ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES, DRUG EFFECTS AND THE LONG QT SYNDROMES
  • 6.0.0 Ischemia and Infarction - Introduction (frame i and ii)
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  • 9.0.0 The ECG of Heart Murmurs-introduction
  • 10.0.0 The Electrocardiogram in the Emergency Department-Introduction
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