Glossary
- Threshold
- Alternative Terms: -
The level that must be reached for an impulse to be transmitted to the tissue and stimulate cardiac contraction (cardiac pacemaker)
Author(s): Kinderherzstiftung, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Sticker, Hermine Nock
Reviewed by: Professor Dr Hedwig Hövels-Gürich
Last updated: 2009-04-28