In which ventricular dysrhythmia are the ventricles essentially in a continuous contraction-relaxation pattern with no period of delay between depolarizations?

A. Idioventricular rhythm
B. Ventricular tachycardia
C. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
D. Ventricular fibrillation


Answer: B

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