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Agonal heart rhythm

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Not to be confused with Agonal respiration.

In medicine, an agonal heart rhythm is a variant of asystole. Agonal heart rhythm is usually ventricular in origin. Occasional P waves and QRS complexes can be seen on the electrocardiogram. The complexes tend to be wide and bizarre in morphological appearance. Clinically, an agonal rhythm is regarded as asystole and should be treated equivalently, with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and administration of intravenous adrenaline.

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References

  1. Garcia T, Miller B. Arrhythmia Recognition: The Art of Interpretation. Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury MA: 2004.
  2. "UK Resuscitation Council. Adult advanced life support algorithm. 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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