On a 6-second electrocardiogram (ECG) strip, what is the PR interval?

Distance from the beginning of the P wave to the center of the R wave in the QRS complex. This represents the time used to stimulate the SA node, depolarize the atria, and conduct the impulse through the AV node prior to ventricular depolarization.

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