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Systematic observation-based diagnosis of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with a bystander concealed nodoventricular pathway.
Journal of Arrhythmia 2024 Februrary
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.
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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