A QRS complex that is described as being wide and bizarre looking without a P wave and followed by a complete compensatory pause BEST indicates which of the following arrhythmias?

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PVCs occur when an ectopic focus originates an impulse from somewhere in one of the ventricles.The ventricular ectopic depolarization occurs early in the cycle before the SA node actually fires.The myocardial cells conduct impulses very slowly compared with specialized conductive tissues resulting in a wide and bizarre looking QRS complex.

A QRS Complex That Is Described as Being Wide and Bizarre