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This atrial arrhythmia occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker site shifts between the SA node, the atria, and/or the AV node. This shifting of the pacemaker from the SA node to adjacent tissues is manifested electrocardiographically by transient changes in the size shape and direction of the P waves. A wandering pacemaker is usually caused by varying vagal tone. With increased vagal tone the SA Node slows,allowing a pacemaker in the atria or AV Nodal area,which may become slightly faster briefly. After vagal tone decreases the SA Node assumes pacemaker.

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Revision as of 02:42, 28 February 2007 edit Cochise11 (talk \| contribs) 22 edits I just cleaned up the first sentence to make the subject a bit easier to read, and introduced the subject into a proper category. We might also want to change the title to "Wandering Atrial Pacemaker" ← Previous edit		Revision as of 02:43, 28 February 2007 edit undo Cochise11 (talk \| contribs) 22 edits No edit summary Next edit →
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	This atrial arrhythmia occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker site shifts between the SA ~~Node~~, the ~~Atria~~, and/or the AV node. This shifting of the pacemaker from the SA ~~Node~~ to adjacent tissues is manifested electrocardiographically by transient changes in the size shape and direction of the P waves.		This atrial arrhythmia occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker site shifts between the SA node, the atria, and/or the AV node. This shifting of the pacemaker from the SA node to adjacent tissues is manifested electrocardiographically by transient changes in the size shape and direction of the P waves.
	A wandering pacemaker is usually caused by varying vagal tone. With increased vagal tone the SA Node slows,allowing a pacemaker in the atria or AV Nodal area,which may become slightly faster briefly. After vagal tone decreases the SA Node assumes pacemaker.		A wandering pacemaker is usually caused by varying vagal tone. With increased vagal tone the SA Node slows,allowing a pacemaker in the atria or AV Nodal area,which may become slightly faster briefly. After vagal tone decreases the SA Node assumes pacemaker.