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Help please? what is the threshold voltage in cardiac muscle?

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Dr. Bennett Werneranswered

Cardiology 46 years experience

Depends: It depends on which cardiac muscle tissue. In the SA node, its around -50 mv. In subsidiary pacemakers it can be as much as -90 mv.

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