dictionary help| escape contraction --> escape beat | medical dictionary |
Escaped beat, an automatic beat, usually arising from the A-V junction or ventricle, occurring after the next expected normal beat has defaulted; it is therefore always a late beat, terminating a longer cycle than the normal.
Synonyms: escape contraction.
(05 Mar 2000)
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