Definition: 'Diastolic Afterpotential'
diastolic afterpotential
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. in the heart, a transmembrane potential change following repolarization, which may reach threshold magnitude and cause a rhythm disturbance; often recorded in poisoning, as by digitalis overdosage.
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