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JVP: cannon waves
JVP: cannon waves
Caused by the right atrium contracting against a closed tricuspid valve. May be subdivided into regular or intermittentRegular cannon waves
- ventricular tachycardia (with 1:1 ventricular-atrial conduction)
- atrio-ventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia (AVNRT)
Irregular cannon waves
- complete heart block
+PassMedicine Notes
Caused by the right atrium contracting against a closed tricuspid valve. May be subdivided into regular or intermittent
Regular cannon waves- ventricular tachycardia (with 1:1 ventricular-atrial conduction)
- atrio-ventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia (AVNRT)
- complete heart block
