The group of dysrhythmias that is produced when the SA node fails to generate an impulse and the atrial tissues and/or areas in the internodal pathway initiate an impulse are known as:

A. accessory pathways.
B. atrial arrhythmias.
C. atrial dysrhythmias.
D. multifocal rhythms.


Answer: C

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