Wandering atrial pacemaker
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| Wandering pacemaker | |
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| Shifting (wandering) pacemaker | |
| Specialty | Cardiology |
Wandering atrial pacemaker (WAP) is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker site shifts between the sinoatrial node (SA node), the atria, and/or the atrioventricular node (AV node). This shifting of the pacemaker from the SA node to adjacent tissues is identifiable on ECG Lead II by morphological changes in the P-wave; sinus beats have smooth upright P waves, while atrial beats have flattened, notched, or diphasic P-waves. It is often seen in the very young, very old, and in athletes, and rarely causes symptoms or requires treatment.[1]
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References
- ^ Huff, J. (2016). ECG workout: Exercises in arrhythmia interpretation (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.