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    a period of time that a new action potential cannot be initiated. This is termed the effective refractory period (ERP) of the tissue. This period is...
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    object stays in the specific refractory state. In common sense, refractory period is the characteristic recovery time, a period that is associated with the...
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    of the myocardium, cellular hyper-excitability, shortening of effective refractory period favoring re-entries. Other mutations in genes, such as GJA5,...
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  • Singapore Enterprise resource planning, a business process system Effective refractory period, in a cardiac cycle Estrogen receptor positive, a cancer pathology...
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    High-risk features that may be present during PES include an effective refractory period of the accessory pathway less than 250 ms, multiple pathways...
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    electrophysiology Action potential cardiac atrial ventricular Effective refractory period Pacemaker potential Electrocardiography P wave PR interval QRS...
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    situation can usually (but not always) be considered an agonal phenomenon. Refractory status epilepticus is defined as status epilepticus that continues despite...
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    velocity and the effective refractory period. Pilsicainide suppresses atrial conduction velocity but also increases the effective refractory period. Its effects...
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    preceding period of anemia and abnormal blood cell production. These conditions were lumped together with other diseases under the term "refractory anemia"...
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    processes. These refractory ores require pre-treatment in order for cyanidation to be effective in recovery of the gold. A refractory ore generally contains...
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  • and durable cardioversion. The agents work by prolonging the Effective Refractory Period (ERP) either by blocking sodium ions (Class I drugs) or by blocking...
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  • the refractory period. Masters and Johnson argue that this period must end before men can become aroused again. Although, due to the refractory period, it...
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    Each action potential is followed by a refractory period, which can be divided into an absolute refractory period, during which it is impossible to evoke...
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    potential duration and an increase in the effective refractory period. By increasing the effective refractory period NAPA is very useful in suppressing tachyarrhythmias...
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    was state-led persecution of "Refractory clergy", many of whom were forced into exile, deported, or executed. The period from October 1789 to spring 1791...
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    prevents the delivery of the shock during the vulnerable period (or relative refractory period) of the cardiac cycle, which could induce ventricular fibrillation...
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  • transition metal that is highly corrosion resistant. It is part of the refractory metals group, which are widely used as minor component in alloys. The...
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    being preferred due to less risk of sedation and cognitive impairment. In refractory cases, corticosteroids or leukotriene inhibitors may also be used. Keeping...
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    conceivable that removing this inhibition could shorten the atrial effective refractory period, which could predispose to atrial fibrillation, but this mechanism...
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  • Period 2 in the periodic table A period 2 element is one of the chemical elements in the second row (or period) of the periodic table of the chemical elements...
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    short refractory period with a sufficient size of ring of conduction tissue. These would enable a dipole to reach an area that had been refractory and is...
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    atrial-selective activity of AZD1305 prolongs effective refractory period (ERF) and induces post-repolarization refractoriness (PRR) in atrial myocytes, which aids...
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    monoclonal antibody rituximab has been found to be effective in treating some otherwise refractory cases of pemphigoid. A 2010 (updated in 2023) meta-analysis...
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    the conduction rate and prolongs the refractory period of the SA and AV nodes. It also prolongs the refractory periods of the ventricles, bundles of...
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    the disease, it becomes refractory (resistant) to formerly effective treatment. This stage is referred to as relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM)...
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    sleep. Plantar fasciotomy is a surgical treatment and the last resort for refractory plantar fasciitis pain. If plantar fasciitis does not resolve after six...
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    neutropenia. Recombinant G-CSF factor preparations, such as filgrastim can be effective in people with congenital forms of neutropenia including severe congenital...
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    expropriated and priests killed or forced to leave France. Later in 1792, "refractory priests" were targeted and replaced with their secular counterpart from...
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    was burnt down. The Christian inhabitants of the notoriously poor and refractory Midan district outside the walls (mostly Orthodox) were, however, protected...
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  • Extended periodic table Element 119 (Uue, marked here) in period 8 (row 8) marks the start of theorisations. An extended periodic table theorizes about...
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