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CADE: CHAP01 2005/11/23 16:13 PAGE1 #1 CHAPTER 1 Basic principles of pacingMalcolm KirkThe aim of this chapter is to give sufficient background and information aboutcardiac pacemakers to allow interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs) andtelemetry strips of normal pacemaker behavior. For more in-depth inform-ation, such as would be necessary for programming pacemakers, a standardpacin gtext should be consulted. Several of these are listed in the biblio italicized terms are defined in the glossary at the end of the pertinent anatomy for cardiac pacin gincludes the sinoatrial (SA) node,the atrioventricular (AV) node, and the His-Purkinje system (Figure ).The SA node is located at the superior aspect of thecrista terminalis(notpictured), near the junction with the superior vena cava.
CADE: “CHAP01” — 2005/11/23 — 16:13 — PAGE1—#1 CHAPTER1 Basicprinciplesofpacing MalcolmKirk Theaimofthischapteristogivesufficientbackgroundandinformationabout
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