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INTERVALLE ATRIO-VENTRICULAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • The Heart
DEF

The time between the start of the atrial and the start of the ventricular systole.

CONT

In dual-chamber asynchronous pacing, a pacing pulse is delivered in the atrium, followed by a pacing pulse in the ventricle after completion of the atrioventricular interval (AVI).

OBS

It is equivalent to the P-R interval of electrocardiography.

Key term(s)
  • atrio-ventricular interval
  • atrio-ventricular delay
  • atrial-ventricular interval
  • atrial-ventricular delay

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Cœur
CONT

[...] les stimulateurs «double chambre» sont munis d'une sonde auriculaire et d'une sonde ventriculaire qui stimulent ces cavités en l'absence d'activité spontanée. Ils synchronisent le stimulus ventriculaire à la dépolarisation auriculaire grâce à la programmation d'un délai atrioventriculaire.

Key term(s)
  • intervalle atrio-ventriculaire
  • délai atrio-ventriculaire

Spanish

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