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[[file:arrhythmia-mechanisms.svg|thumb|Mechanisms of arrhythmias]] | |||
==Abnormal impulse formation== | ==Abnormal impulse formation== | ||
Abnormal impulse formation can result in abnormal frequency, as in symptomatic [[#sinus bradycardia|sinus bradycardia]], but often the problem is an abnormal location of impulse formation, as is the cause in an [[#ectopic_pacemaker|ectopic pacemaker]]. | Abnormal impulse formation can result in abnormal frequency, as in symptomatic [[#sinus bradycardia|sinus bradycardia]], but often the problem is an abnormal location of impulse formation, as is the cause in an [[#ectopic_pacemaker|ectopic pacemaker]]. | ||