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Vivekanantham H, Mtwesi V, Divakara Menon SM. Transformation of a tachycardia following a His-refractory premature ventricular complex: What is the mechanism? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2024. [PMID: 38659284 DOI: 10.1111/jce.16288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Hari Vivekanantham
- Arrhythmia Services, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia Services, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Arrhythmia Services, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Maeda S, Nagashima K, Yasuda N, Tsurumi N, Kato T, Awaji Y. Coexistence of a Classical Nodoventricular Accessory Pathway With a Left-Sided Mahaim Accessory Pathway. JACC Case Rep 2024; 29:102220. [PMID: 38464805 PMCID: PMC10920106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
Abstract
The coexistence of 2 Mahaim pathways represents a diagnostic challenge. We present a case in which the SH/HA intervals were useful for identifying concealed nodoventricular or His-ventricular pathways.
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- Soichiro Maeda
- Division of Cardiology, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Engineering, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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Nagashima K, Maruyama M, Kaneko Y, Sakai S, Sekihara T, Kawaji T, Iwakawa H, Egami Y, Ota C, Nagase S, Yagi T, Suzuki K, Fukaya H, Nakamura H, Mori H, Ueda A, Soejima K, Watanabe R, Wakamatsu Y, Hirata S, Hirata M, Okumura Y. Systematic observation-based diagnosis of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with a bystander concealed nodoventricular pathway. J Arrhythm 2024; 40:131-142. [PMID: 38333409 PMCID: PMC10848616 DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Background This study aimed to establish a systematic method for diagnosing atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) with a bystander concealed nodoventricular pathway (cNVP). Methods We analyzed 13 cases of AVNRT with a bystander cNVP, 11 connected to the slow pathway (cNVP-SP) and two to the fast pathway (cNVP-FP), along with two cases of cNVP-related orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (ORT). Results The diagnostic process was summarized in three steps. Step 1 was identification of the presence of an accessory pathway by resetting the tachycardia with delay (n = 9) and termination without atrial capture (n = 4) immediately after delivery of a His-refractory premature ventricular contraction (PVC). Step 2 was exclusion of ORT by atrio-His block during the tachycardia (n = 4), disappearance of the reset phenomenon after the early PVC (n = 7), or dissociation of His from the tachycardia during ventricular overdrive pacing (n = 1). Moreover, tachycardia reset/termination without the atrial capture (n = 2/2) 1 cycle after the His-refractory PVC was specifically diagnostic. Exceptionally, the disappearance of the reset phenomenon was also observed in the two cNVP-ORTs. Step 3 was verification of the AVN as the cNVP insertion site, evidenced by an atrial reset/block preceding the His reset/block in fast-slow AVNRT with a cNVP-SP and slow-fast AVNRT with a cNVP-FP or His reset preceding the atrial reset in slow-fast AVNRT with a cNVP-SP. Conclusion AVNRT with a bystander cNVP can be diagnosed in the three steps with few exceptions. Notably, tachycardia reset/termination without atrial capture one cycle after delivery of a His-refractory PVC is specifically diagnostic.
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- Koichi Nagashima
- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineNippon Medical School Musashikosugi HospitalKanagawaJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineGunma University Graduate School of MedicineGunmaJapan
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- Department of CardiologyNara Prefecture General Medical CenterNaraJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineOsakaJapan
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- Department of CardiologyMitsubishi Kyoto HospitalKyotoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineAkita University Graduate School of MedicineAkitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterOsakaJapan
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- Department of Advanced Arrhythmia and Translational Medical ScienceNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterOsakaJapan
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- Department of CardiologySendai City HospitalMiyagiJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineKitasato University School of MedicineKanagawaJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineKitasato University School of MedicineKanagawaJapan
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- Department of CardiologySaitama Medical University International Medical CenterSaitamaJapan
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- Division of Advance Arrhythmia ManagementKyorin University HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineKyorin University HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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Nagashima K, Maruyama M, Kaneko Y, Nogami A, Mori H, Sumitomo N, Tanimoto K, Hayashida S, Wakamatsu Y, Hirata S, Hirata M, Okumura Y. Response to Para-Hisian Pacing in the Setting of Presence of a Concealed Nodoventricular/Nodofascicular Pathway. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2023; 9:283-296. [PMID: 36858703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Koichi Nagashima
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Higuchi S, Voskoboinik A, Goldberger JJ, Nazer B, Dewland TA, Danon A, Belhassen B, Tchou PJ, Scheinman MM. Arrhythmias Utilizing Concealed Nodoventricular or His-Ventricular Pathways: A Structured Approach to Diagnosis and Management. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2021; 7:1588-1599. [PMID: 34332874 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES This study sought to describe the electrophysiologic characteristics, diagnostic maneuvers, and treatment of a series of arrhythmias using concealed nodoventricular (cNV) or His-ventricular (cHV) pathways. BACKGROUND Confirming the presence and participation of cNV or cHV pathways in tachyarrhythmias is challenging. METHODS We present 4 cases of tachycardias with a participatory cNV or cHV pathway. RESULTS The first patient had a narrow complex tachycardia with ventriculoatrial dissociation. Findings of an entrainment pacing from the right ventricle and fused premature ventricular complexes suggested cNV pathway involvement. The second patient had nonsustained narrow complex tachycardia with more ventricular than atrial complexes. The tachycardia exhibited an anterograde His-right bundle (RB) activation sequence and normal His-ventricular (HV) interval and consistently terminated with fused ventricular extra stimuli, suggesting cNV pathway participation. The third patient had a wide complex tachycardia (WCT) with either a right or left bundle branch block pattern. The WCT showed an eccentric His-RB activation sequence and short HV interval and terminated with fused premature ventricular complexes, suggesting a cHV (or concealed fasciculoventricular) pathway involvement. The fourth patient had a WCT with alternating bundle branch block morphologies with a short HV interval. Entrainment from the basal right ventricle demonstrated fusion and a short postpacing interval, suggesting cHV (or fasciculoventricular) pathway involvement. Ablation at the proximal RB rendered the tachycardia noninducible. CONCLUSIONS A structured approach can help diagnose and treat cNV or cHV pathways. We emphasize the importance of evaluating both the His-RB activation pattern and HV interval during sinus rhythm and tachycardia as well as the ventricular pacing study.
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- Satoshi Higuchi
- Division of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Otsuka N, Wakamatsu Y, Nagashima K, Hirata S, Hirata M, Yagyu S, Kurokawa S, Nakai T, Okumura Y. Old yet new form of permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia: What is the mechanism? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021; 32:2312-2315. [PMID: 34164861 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Naoto Otsuka
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nagashima K, Kaneko Y, Maruyama M, Nogami A, Kowase S, Mori H, Sumitomo N, Fukamizu S, Hojo R, Kitamura T, Soejima K, Ueda A, Otsuka T, Takami M, Tanimoto K, Asakawa T, Kumagai K, Tamura S, Hasegawa H, Ogura K, Kawamura M, Munetsugu Y, Shoda M, Higuchi S, Kanazawa H, Kusa S, Mizukami A, Miyazaki S, Wakamatsu Y, Okumura Y. Novel Diagnostic Observations of Nodoventricular/Nodofascicular Pathway-Related Orthodromic Reciprocating Tachycardia Differentiating From Atrioventricular Nodal Re-Entrant Tachycardia. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2020; 6:1797-1807. [PMID: 33357576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the performance of current diagnostic criteria and identify additional electrophysiological features differentiating orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (ORT) with a concealed nodoventricular/nodofascicular (NV/NF) pathway from atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT). BACKGROUND Diagnosing sustained supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) despite the occurrence of ventriculoatrial block (VAB) is challenging. METHODS We analyzed electrograms of 25 sustained SVTs (9 NV/NF-ORTs [n = 7/2] and 16 AVNRTs) with VAB and 91 AVNRTs without VAB (for reference). RESULTS More than 1 SVT, each with a different ventriculoatrial interval, was commonly induced in AVNRT cases (75%) but not in NV/NF-ORT cases (0%; p = 0.0005). Wenckebach VAB was common in NV/NF-ORTs (78%), but VAB patterns varied in AVNRTs. The His-His interval transiently prolonged in the following beat after the VAB in most AVNRTs but rarely did in NV/NF-ORTs (79% vs. 22%; p = 0.01). NV/NF-ORT was diagnosed by His-refractory premature ventricular contractions (n = 5) and the findings during right ventricular overdrive pacing showing an uncorrected/corrected post-pacing interval (PPI)-tachycardia cycle length (TCL) ≤115/110 ms (n = 5/5), orthodromic His capture (n = 6), and V-V-A (ventricle-ventricle-atrial response) response (n = 3). A single form of induced SVT (positive predictive value [PPV]: 69%; negative predictive value [NPV]: 100%), Wenckebach VAB (PPV: 70%; NPV: 87%), stable His-His interval despite VAB (PPV: 70%; NPV: 85%), orthodromic His capture (PPV: 100%; NPV: 97%), and V-V-A response (PPV: 100%; NPV: 95%) characterized NV/NF-ORT, and a PPI-TCL of ≤125 ms (PPV: 100%; NPV: 100%) characterized NV-ORT. CONCLUSIONS Induction of a single SVT form, Wenckebach VAB, stable His-His interval despite VAB, orthodromic His capture, and V-V-A response appeared to discriminate NV/NF-ORT from AVNRT, with a PPI-TCL of ≤125 ms discriminating NV-ORT from NF-ORT and AVNRT.
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- Koichi Nagashima
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Ibaraki, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Department of Heart Rhythm Management, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Heart Rhythm Management, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyorin University Hospital, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Advance Arrhythmia Management, Kyorin University Hospital, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cardiovascular Institute, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Yamanashi Kosei Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Odawara Cardiovascular Hospital, Odawara, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kameda Medical Center, Kamagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Ibaraki, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Ibaraki, Tokyo, Japan
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Sarkar R, Bhargava K. Narrow QRS tachycardia in a patient with first-degree atrioventricular block: What is the mechanism? Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2020; 43:875-878. [PMID: 32573784 DOI: 10.1111/pace.13993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Rakesh Sarkar
- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Medanta Heart Institute, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, India
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Medanta Heart Institute, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, India
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Han FT, Riles EM, Badhwar N, Scheinman MM. Clinical Features and Sites of Ablation for Patients With Incessant Supraventricular Tachycardia From Concealed Nodofascicular and Nodoventricular Tachycardias. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017;3:1547-1556. [PMID: 29759837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2017.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES This study sought to describe the clinical features and sites of successful ablation for incessant nodofascicular (NF) and nodoventricular (NV) tachycardias. BACKGROUND Incessant supraventricular tachycardias have been associated with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathies and have been previously attributed to permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardias, atrial tachycardias, and atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias. Incessant concealed NF and NV tachycardias have not been described previously. METHODS Three cases of incessant concealed NF and NV re-entrant tachycardias were identified from 2 centers. RESULTS The authors describe 3 cases with incessant supraventricular tachycardia resulting from NV (2 cases) and NF (1 case) pathways. Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia was excluded by His synchronous premature ventricular complexes that either delayed or terminated the tachycardia. Ventricular pacing showed constant and progressive fusion in cases 1 and 3. In 2 cases, there was spontaneous initiation with a 1:2 response (cases 1 and 3); the presence of retrograde longitudinal dissociation or marked decremental pathway conduction in cases 1 and 3 sustains these tachycardias. The NV pathway was successfully ablated in the slow pathway region in case 3 and at the right bundle branch in case 1. The NF pathway was successfully ablated within the proximal coronary sinus in case 2. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of incessant supraventricular tachycardia using concealed NF or NV pathways. These tachycardias demonstrated spontaneous initiation from sinus rhythm with a 1:2 response and retrograde longitudinal dissociation or marked decremental pathway conduction. Successful ablation was achieved at either right-sided sites or within the coronary sinus.
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- Sachin Nayyar
- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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