Incessant nonreentrant atrioventricular nodal tachycardia due to multiple nodal pathways treated by radiofrequency ablation of the slow pathways |
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Authors: | Arena G Bongiorni M G Soldati E Gherarducci G Mariani M |
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Affiliation: | Cardio Thoracic Department, University of Pisa, Italy. |
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Abstract: | In patients with dual AV nodal physiology, simultaneous anterograde fast and slow pathway conduction resulting in an unusual form of nonreentrant AV nodal tachycardia has been observed. We describe the case of a young patient with an incessant form of complex supraventricular tachycardia who underwent electrophysiologic evaluation, which showed simultaneous conduction via multiple AV nodal pathways that caused a unique form of incessant nonreentrant AV nodal tachycardia. Radiofrequency ablation of the spatially closed intermediate and slow pathways effectively treated the tachycardia. The electrophysiologic determinants of simultaneous conduction through the multiple nodal pathways and the apparently different behavior of the fast pathway before and after ablation are discussed. |
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Keywords: | multiple atrioventricular nodal pathways incessant nonreentrant atrioventricular nodal tachycardia radiofrequency ablation |
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