pseudofusion beat

pseudofusion beat
an ineffective pacing stimulus delivered during the absolute refractory period following a spontaneous depolarization but before sufficient charge accumulates to prevent pacemaker discharge; on the electrocardiogram the pacemaker impulse spike is superimposed on the QRS complex of the spontaneous complex.

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  • beat — 1. To strike; to throb or pulsate. 2. A stroke, impulse, or pulsation, as of the heart or pulse. 3. Activity of a cardiac chamber produced by catching a stimulus generated elsewhere in the …   Medical dictionary

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