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The Basics
Ventricular repolarization is a much slower process than ventricular
depolarization. Therefore, the T wave is broader than the QRS
complex. Its configuration is also simpler and more rounded, like the
silhouette of a gentle hill compared to the sharp, jagged, and often
intricate contour of the QRS complex. Except with certain pathologic
conditions, which we will explore later, the voltage of the T wave is
less than that of the Q wave.
B
A
T wave
(
A
) Ventricular repolarization generates (
B
) a T wave on the EKG.