I was hoping some of you cardiac folks could help me. I am in Physiology and we just finished a unit on the cardiovascular system. I came up with a question my instructor couldnt answer Our text was discussing the SA node and how it is the pacemaker for the heart. The text also said other cells in the heart are capable of generating action potentials as well. My question is: when a patient is in PEA, is this what is happening? Are these other cells trying to fire action potentials and take over for the SA node? Our text isnt clear on the subjuect and I have been looking around in Taber's and on some sites but so far all I have found is how to treat PEA, definitions of Pea, etc. I am curious so let me know. Believe it or not, my physiology instructor didnt know what PEA was I couldnt believe it.
Laura