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[[Image:paced2.gif|thumb| Ventricular paced rhythm shows ventricular pacemaker spikes]]
[[Image:paced2.gif|thumb| Ventricular paced rhythm shows ventricular pacemaker spikes]]
[[Image:Pacemaker2.jpg |thumb| VVI pacemaker rhythm]]
[[Image:Pacemaker2.jpg |thumb| VVI pacemaker rhythm]]


A pacemaker is indicated when the electrical impulse conduction or formation is dangerously disturbed. The paced '''pacemaker rhythm''' can easily be recognized on the ECG as it shows '''pacemaker spikes''': vertical signals that represent the electrical activity of the pacemaker.
A pacemaker is indicated when the electrical impulse conduction or formation is dangerously disturbed. The paced '''pacemaker rhythm''' can easily be recognized on the ECG as it shows '''pacemaker spikes''': vertical signals that represent the electrical activity of the pacemaker.

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