atrioventricular (AV) junctional escape rhythm

atrioventricular (AV) junctional escape rhythm
a cardiac rhythm of four or more AV junctional escape beats at a rate below 60 beats per minute, the impulses originating in the AV junction due to absence of normal impulse generation by or conduction from the sinus node or atria.

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