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==Compensatory or noncompensatory pause==
==Compensatory or noncompensatory pause==
[[File:comppause.svg|thumb|A ladder diagram showing a non-compensatory pause following an atrial premature beat and fully compensatory pause following a ventricular premature beat.]]
[[File:comppause.svg|thumb|A ladder diagram showing a non-compensatory pause following an atrial premature beat that resets the sinus node and fully compensatory pause following a ventricular premature beat that does not reach the sinus node.]]
The duration of the interval following a premature complex can help in the differentiation of a atrial or ventricular premature complex.
The duration of the interval following a premature complex can help in the differentiation of a atrial or ventricular premature complex.