Answer to ECG quiz 5
The ECG shows AV-block III (complete heart block) . P-waves are not related to QRS. PP-interval is constant, but independent of RR-interval, which is also constant. Atria and…
Published 2018-07-16
The ECG shows AV-block III (complete heart block). 
P-waves are not related to QRS. PP-interval is constant, but independent of RR-interval, which is also constant. Atria and ventricles are depolarized separately. The ventricular rhythm is an escape rhythm arising in the AV-node or bundle of His.
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