An idioventricular (ventricular escape) rhythm has an intrinsic rate of 40 to 60 beats/min
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
An idioventricular rhythm (IVR), which is also called a ventricular escape rhythm, exists when three or more ventricular escape beats occur in a row at a rate of 20 to 40 beats/min (i.e., the intrinsic firing rate of the Purkinje fibers).
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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