What does the QRS complex represent?

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What does the QRS complex represent?

Explanation:
The QRS complex represents the ventricles’ electrical activation that triggers their contraction. After the atria depolarize to start the cycle (seen as the P wave), the impulse travels through the His-Purkinje system and rapidly depolarizes the ventricular myocardium, producing the sharp, rapid deflections of the QRS complex. The T wave then shows ventricular repolarization as the ventricles reset for the next beat. Atrial repolarization does occur during the QRS interval but is masked by the much larger ventricular depolarization, so it isn’t seen as a separate wave.

The QRS complex represents the ventricles’ electrical activation that triggers their contraction. After the atria depolarize to start the cycle (seen as the P wave), the impulse travels through the His-Purkinje system and rapidly depolarizes the ventricular myocardium, producing the sharp, rapid deflections of the QRS complex. The T wave then shows ventricular repolarization as the ventricles reset for the next beat. Atrial repolarization does occur during the QRS interval but is masked by the much larger ventricular depolarization, so it isn’t seen as a separate wave.

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