In Atrial Fibrillation, the AV Node Attempts to Protect the Ventricles

question 9

True/False

In atrial fibrillation, the AV node attempts to protect the ventricles from the hundreds of impulses bombarding it per minute by blocking many of the impulses generated by the irritable sites in the atria.

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