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==Interpretation of the heart rhythm== | ==Interpretation of the heart rhythm== | ||
==Normal heart rhythm== | ==Normal heart rhythm: sinus rhythm== | ||
[[Image:conduction_system_en.png|thumb|The conduction system handles the spreading of an electrical signal through the heart. The normal sinus rhythm begins in the sinus node and goes via the AV node to the His bundle where it splits via the right and left bundle branch.]] | [[Image:conduction_system_en.png|thumb|The conduction system handles the spreading of an electrical signal through the heart. The normal sinus rhythm begins in the sinus node and goes via the AV node to the His bundle where it splits via the right and left bundle branch.]] | ||
[[Image:PQRS_origin_en.png|thumb| During normal sinus rhythm, every atrial contraction (P-wave) is followed by a ventricular contraction (QRS complex).]] | [[Image:PQRS_origin_en.png|thumb| During normal sinus rhythm, every atrial contraction (P-wave) is followed by a ventricular contraction (QRS complex).]] | ||
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These last two definitions will be discussed in the topic [[P wave morphology]]. | These last two definitions will be discussed in the topic [[P wave morphology]]. | ||
Heart rhythms which are not sinus rhythm are [[arrhythmias]]. | Heart rhythms which are not sinus rhythm are [[arrhythmias]]. | ||
==Sinus arrhythmias== | ==Sinus arrhythmias== | ||