Background and Objectives: In cases of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for patients with atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT), complete elimination of slow pathway is not always achievable. Furthermore, in situations of the so-called modified slow pathway, the underlying mechanism of tachycardia elimination remains unclear. Subjects and Methods: Patients who underwent R...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Nodal slow pathway ablation is the treatment of choice for nodal reentrant tachycardia. No demographic, anatomic, or electrophysiologic variables have been reported to predict an exact location of the slow pathway in the atrioventricular node or its proximity to the fast pathway. The purpose of this study was to analyze these variables. METHODS The study prospectiv...

We present an atypical response to single atrial premature depolarization (APD) in a long RP’ tachycardia. APD advanced the His-bundle potential immediately after it and resulted VA block; however, tachycardia persisted consequently exhibited A-V-V-A response. propose mechanism for RP' A 51-year-old female patient presented with repeated episodes of paroxysmal palpitations. Narrow QRS was obser...

adenosine acts as neuromodulator in the brain, which its involvement in a wide range of brain processes and diseases has been studied, such as epilepsy, sleep, anxiety, panic disorder, alzheimer’s disease, parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia. adenosine receptors have been detected: a1r, a2ar (a2ar), a2br, and a3r. a1r and a2r inhibit camp production, while a2ar and a2br stimulate camp product...

Three patients with accessory nodoventricular pathways and re-entry tachycardia are reported. In all three patients the accessory nodoventricular pathway formed the anterograde limb of the re-entry circuit while the His-Purkinje-atrioventricular node axis formed the retrograde limb of the tachycardia in two of the patients and a concealed accessory pathway formed the retrograde limb in the rema...

no H potential or by a prolonged AH interval, indicating concealed retrograde penetration of the His bundle. Thefact that retrograde conductionaffectedanterograde conduction indicates that the anterogradeandretrograde pathways are not totally independent. Atropine significantly improved retrograde conduction; this suggests that the retrograde conduction occurs through the conduction system in a...