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==The QT interval==
==The QT interval==
[[Image:QRSinterval.jpg|thumb|400px| The QT interval start at the onset of the Q wave and ends where the tangent line for the steepest part of the T wave intersects with the baseline of the ECG. Click on the image for a larger image]]
[[Image:QRSinterval2.png|thumb|400px| The QT interval start at the onset of the Q wave and ends where the tangent line for the steepest part of the T wave intersects with the baseline of the ECG. Click on the image for a larger image]]
'''The normal QTc interval'''
'''The normal QTc interval'''
The QT interval indicates how fast the ventricles are repolarized and how fast they are ready for a new heart cycle.
The QT interval indicates how fast the ventricles are repolarized and how fast they are ready for a new heart cycle.