Monday, 23 March 2015

physiology - Are ectopic beats considered sinus rhythm for pNN50 purposes?

No, the beats originating outside of the sinoatrial node are not considered for pNN50. Moreover, this metric cannot be applied to the rhythm featuring any type of ectopic or non-sinoatrial activity.



NN50 has its name from an acronym "normal-to-normal", this acronym is used instead of RR ("from R to R") to emphasize that only the normal, e.g. sinoatrial beats are considered for evaluation.

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