A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in electrical activity reaching the ventricle as seen on ECG. What ECG finding would the healthcare professional associate with this problem?

a. A prolonged ST interval
b. Variability in measurement with heart rate
c. PR interval measuring 0.28 sec
d. A QRS complex measuring 0.08 sec


Answer: c. PR interval measuring 0.28 sec

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