atrial asynchronous pacemaker

atrial asynchronous pacemaker
an artificial cardiac pacemaker that stimulates the atrium at a constant rate, without sensing atrial or ventricular activity; now rarely used except to initiate or terminate some tachycardias. Called also AOO p.

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