Veterinary Dictionary:

decremental conduction

A phenomenon which occurs in the cardiac AV node when, during complete AV block, continued stimulation causes a slowing and diminished amplitude of phase 0 in the AV nodal cells until a nonpropagated local response occurs.

 
 
 

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