Definition: 'Sinoatrial Conduction Time'
sinoatrial conduction time (SACT)Type: Term
1. the time required for an impulse to travel from sinus node to atrium; estimated indirectly during reset nodus sinuatrialis period by halving the average interval from the premature beat to the following normal sinus beat of the atrium.
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