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Willems, S; Shenasa, M; Borggrefe, M; Hindricks, G; Chen, X; Rotman, B; Kottkamp, H; Haverkamp, W; Breithardt, G.
Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia: electrophysiologic comparisons in patients with and without 2:1 infra-His block.
Clin Cardiol. 1993; 16(12): 883-888.
Doi: 10.1002/clc.4960161209
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- Patients with atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) occasionally may demonstrate a 2:1 infra-His block during tachycardia. However, the electrophysiologic background of this phenomenon has not been established so far. In the present study we compared the electrophysiologic parameters of 10 consecutive patients with a transient 2:1 infra-His block during AVNRT of the common type (Group A) with those of 17 consecutive patients without this phenomenon during tachycardia (Group B). Transient 2:1 infra-His block occurred without termination of the tachycardia in all 10 patients of Group A. The tachycardia sustained despite intermittent or permanent conduction disturbance of the infrahisian tissue in 8 of these 10 patients. In comparison, the electrophysiologic parameters of 17 patients without 2:1 block during AVNRT of the common type (Group B) were analyzed. A significantly longer antegrade (318 +/- 58 ms vs. 259 +/- 50 ms) and retrograde (308 +/- 59 ms vs. 239 +/- 20 ms) AV conduction capacity could be demonstrated in these patients. The tachycardia cycle length did not differ significantly between the two groups, although the mean tachycardia cycle length was 48 ms longer in patients of Group B. These observations demonstrate an advanced conduction capacity in patients with a transient infra-His block during AVRNT of the common type. This study underlines that the reentry circuit in AVNRT is not necessarily dependent on infrahisian tissue.
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- Adult -
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- Bundle of His - physiopathology
- Bundle-Branch Block - complications
- Electrocardiography - complications
- Electrophysiology - complications
- Female - complications
- Humans - complications
- Male - complications
- Middle Aged - complications
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- ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY TACHYCARDIA
- INFRA-HIS BLOCK
- REENTRY CIRCUIT