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Term used to describe the situation when a pacemaker defaults or AV conduction fails and another, usually lower pacemaker, assumes the function of pacemaking for one or more beats.

- junctional e. e. with the AV junction as pacemaker.

- ventricular e. e. with an ectopic ventricular focus as pacemaker.

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