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[[Image:Wenckebach.png|thumb|Example of type I second degree AV block (Wenckebach)]] | [[Image:Wenckebach.png|thumb|Example of type I second degree AV block (Wenckebach)]] | ||
[[Image:Wenckebach2.png|thumb|Example of type I second degree AV block (Wenckebach)]] | [[Image:Wenckebach2.png|thumb|Example of type I second degree AV block (Wenckebach)]] | ||
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In second degree AV block type I, the PQ interval prolongs from beat to beat up until the drop-out of one QRS complex. The characteristics of a Wenkebach block: | In second degree AV block type I, the PQ interval prolongs from beat to beat up until the drop-out of one QRS complex. The characteristics of a Wenkebach block: | ||
* QRS complexes cluster (e.g. a 5:4 block or 4:3 block) | * QRS complexes cluster (e.g. a 5:4 block or 4:3 block) | ||