We studied the excitatory and inhibitory effects of overdrive on idioventricular pacemakers in anesthetized dogs with recently induced complete atrioventricular block. The following results were obtained: (1) a slow driving rate may induce a temporary rhythm which may be reinstituted with additional stimuli; (2) the induced rhythm may appear as coupled extrasystoles which, on interruption of th...

När en cell utsätts för strålning startar en signalkaskad som kan aktivera DNA-reparation, hämma celldelning och påverka cellens benägenhet att dö. En sådan signalväg är HER2/fosfatidylinositol 3-kinas (PI3K)/AKT, som bland annat reglerar celltillväxt, celldelning och en form av celldöd som kallas apoptos. HER2 är uttryckt i onormalt höga nivåer i 1530% av alla brösttumörer och är relaterat til...

A fetus who was diagnosed at 25 weeks of gestation with isoimmune AV block presented at 34 weeks with a precipitous fall in ventricular rate and periods of tachycardia. Magnetocardiography revealed the tachycardia to be ventricular. After delivery, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia continued. The baby then successfully paced, and at higher ventricular rates the tachycardia resolved. Five yea...

Chloroquine has been widely used in rheumatological treatment, but potential severe side effects require careful follow-up. Cardiac damage is not a common consequence, but its clinical relevance has not yet been described. We report the case of a 58-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis, in whom chronic chloroquine use resulted in major irreversible cardiac damage. She presented with syncopa...

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) with atrioventricular block is a rare and malignant arrhythmia, which usually responds poorly to traditional beta-blocker therapy. We describe a male neonate with LQTS with ventricular tachycardia and 2:1 atrioventricular block. This patient's sister had similar presentation and died suddenly at the age of 8 months despite beta-blocker and pacemaker therapy. O...

A genetic predisposition associated with HLA B27 for developing complete heart block with or without clinical or radiological signs of associated rheumatic disease has recently been found. In this electrophysiological study of 12 patients with spontaneous complete heart block and HLA B27 associated disease, of whom eight had ankylosing spondylitis, 10 had suprahisian second or third degree atri...

Akira Miyake, MD, Heima Sakaguchi, MD, Aya Miyazaki, MD, Takekazu Miyoshi, MD, Takeshi Aiba, MD, Isao Shiraishi, MD From the Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan, Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan, and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovasc...

BACKGROUND Thalidomide has been reported to cause numerous thromboembolic events. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are more common. It can also cause bradycardia and even total atrioventricular block. Rarely, it causes coronary artery spasm and even myocardial infarction. But almost simultaneous onset of myocardial infarction, third degree atrioventricular block and pulmonary embolis...

Introduction Bronchogenic cysts are one of the types of primary cardiac tumors that can occur. They arise in the interatrial septum, especially near the atrioventricular node, which may cause atrioventricular block owing to its location. The incidence of these cardiac tumors is very low. Previous case reports regarding bronchogenic cysts of the interatrial septum have shown association of bronc...