What are Junctional Rhythmns?
"Junctional rhythms may take the form of a tachycardia, or they may be an escape mechanism during periods of significant bradycardia and high-grade atrioventricular (AV) block.
The junctional rhythm initiates within the AV nodal tissue.
Junctional rhythms during sleep are common in children and in athletic adults."
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