Wandering atrial pacemaker wap is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker site shifts between the sinoatrial node sa node the atria and or the atrioventricular node av node.
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You may actually have multifocal atrial tachycardia.
Multifocal atrial tachycardia is characterized by an electrocardiogram ecg strip with three or more discrete p wave morphologies in the same lead not including that originating from the sinoatrial node plus tachycardia which is a heart rate exceeding 100 beats per minute although some suggest using a threshold of 90 beats per minute.
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This shifting of the pacemaker from the sa node to adjacent tissues is identifiable on ecg lead ii by morphological changes in the p wave.
Absence of a single dominant atrial pacemaker i e.
In is similar to multifocal atrial tachycardia but the heart rate is under 100 bpm.
Wandering atrial pacemaker wandering atrial pacemaker is an irregular rhythm.
Others may be aberrantly conducted to the ventricles.
A wandering atrial pacemaker is a rare form of a condition called arrhythmia that s a problem with your heartbeat.
P waves are present but will vary in shape.
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It can happen anytime even when you re.
Sinus beats have smooth upright p waves while.
Some p waves may be nonconducted.
Not just sinus rhythm with frequent pacs.