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==The QRS duration== | ==The QRS duration== | ||
'''The QRS duration indicates how fast the ventricles depolarize.''' | '''The QRS duration indicates how fast the ventricles depolarize. The normal QRS is < 0.10 seconds''' | ||
The ventricles depolarize normally within 0.10 seconds. When this is longer than 0.12 seconds, this is a [[conduction delay| conduction delay]]. Possible causes of a QRS duration > 0.12 seconds include: | The ventricles depolarize normally within 0.10 seconds. When this is longer than 0.12 seconds, this is a [[conduction delay| conduction delay]]. Possible causes of a QRS duration > 0.12 seconds include: | ||