TY - JOUR
T1 - The electrophysiologic characteristics in patients with only ventricular-pacing inducible slow-fast form atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
AU - Lee, Pi Chang
AU - Tai, Ching Tai
AU - Hwang, Betau
AU - Hsieh, Ming Hsiung
AU - Tsai, Chin Feng
AU - Chiang, Chern En
AU - Yu, Wen Chung
AU - Taso, Hsuan Ming
AU - Lee, Kun Tai
AU - Yuniadi, Yoga
AU - Wongchaoen, Wanwarang
AU - Chen, Shih Ann
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Background: Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) can be usually induced by atrial pacing or extrastimulation. However, it is less commonly induced only by ventricular pacing or extrastimulation. Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the electrophysiologic characteristics in patients with slow-fast form AVNRT that could be induced only by ventricular pacing or extrastimulation. Methods: The total population was 1497 patients associated with AVNRT. There were 1373 (91.7%) patients who had slow-fast form AVNRT included in our study. Group 1 (n = 45) could be induced only by ventricular pacing or extrastimulation, and Group 2 (n = 1328) could be induced by only atrial stimulation or both atrial and ventricular stimulation. The electrophysiologic characteristics of the group 1 and group 2 patients were compared. Results: Group 1 patients had a significantly lower incidence of both antegrade and retrograde dual AV nodal pathways. The pacing cycle length (CL) of the antegrade 1:1 fast pathway (FP) and antegrade ERP of the FP were both significantly shorter in Group 1 patients. Mean antegrade FRP of the fast and slow pathways were significantly shorter in Group 1 patients. The differences of pacing CL of 1:1 antegrade conduction, antegrade ERP and FRP were much longer in Group 2 patients. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the patients with slow-fast form AVNRT that could be induced only by ventricular stimulation had a lower incidence of dual AV nodal pathways and the different electrophysiologic characteristics (shorter pacing CL of the antegrade 1:1 FP, antegrade ERP of the FP and the differences of pacing CL of 1:1 antegrade conduction, antegrade ERP and FRP) from the other patients. The specific electrophysiologic characteristics in such patients could be the reason that could be induced only by ventricular stimulation.
AB - Background: Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) can be usually induced by atrial pacing or extrastimulation. However, it is less commonly induced only by ventricular pacing or extrastimulation. Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the electrophysiologic characteristics in patients with slow-fast form AVNRT that could be induced only by ventricular pacing or extrastimulation. Methods: The total population was 1497 patients associated with AVNRT. There were 1373 (91.7%) patients who had slow-fast form AVNRT included in our study. Group 1 (n = 45) could be induced only by ventricular pacing or extrastimulation, and Group 2 (n = 1328) could be induced by only atrial stimulation or both atrial and ventricular stimulation. The electrophysiologic characteristics of the group 1 and group 2 patients were compared. Results: Group 1 patients had a significantly lower incidence of both antegrade and retrograde dual AV nodal pathways. The pacing cycle length (CL) of the antegrade 1:1 fast pathway (FP) and antegrade ERP of the FP were both significantly shorter in Group 1 patients. Mean antegrade FRP of the fast and slow pathways were significantly shorter in Group 1 patients. The differences of pacing CL of 1:1 antegrade conduction, antegrade ERP and FRP were much longer in Group 2 patients. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the patients with slow-fast form AVNRT that could be induced only by ventricular stimulation had a lower incidence of dual AV nodal pathways and the different electrophysiologic characteristics (shorter pacing CL of the antegrade 1:1 FP, antegrade ERP of the FP and the differences of pacing CL of 1:1 antegrade conduction, antegrade ERP and FRP) from the other patients. The specific electrophysiologic characteristics in such patients could be the reason that could be induced only by ventricular stimulation.
KW - Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
KW - Electrophysiology
KW - Radiofrequency catheter ablation
KW - Ventricular stimulation
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U2 - 10.1007/s10840-006-5924-8
DO - 10.1007/s10840-006-5924-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 16421691
AN - SCOPUS:31144443714
SN - 1383-875X
VL - 14
SP - 153
EP - 157
JO - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
JF - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
IS - 3
ER -