[Incessant supraventricular tachycardia due to upper atrioventricular nodal reentry]. 1989

A Fujiki, and S Yoshida, and K Mizumaki, and M Tani, and H Tsuji, and S Sasayama
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University.

Three patients with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia were presented. Atrial cycle length unchanged during the tachycardia with antegrade Wenckebach AH block was observed. When AH block occurred during tachycardia, the first AH interval was shorter than the subsequent one. The tachycardia was initiated and terminated by atrial extrastimulation beyond the atrial relative refractory period and the atrial activation sequence during the tachycardia was low to high. The induction of tachycardia was dependent on a critical AH interval. Ventriculoatrial conduction was not observed in patient 1 and 2. In patient 3 who had ventriculoatrial conduction, the tachycardia was initiated by the premature ventricular stimulation followed by double atrial response, and the tachycardia was terminated by the ventricular stimulation without atrial capture. In patient 1, verapamil (5 mg) prolonged the atrial cycle length during tachycardia and rapid intravenous injection of adenosine triphosphate (10 mg) terminated the tachycardia. Oral diltiazem (180 mg/day) suppressed the tachycardia in patients 2 and 3. These findings suggest that the mechanism of the tachycardia may be fast-slow type of AV nodal reentry in the upper portion of the AV node and this type of arrhythmia has a tendency to be incessant.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D004110 Diltiazem A benzothiazepine derivative with vasodilating action due to its antagonism of the actions of CALCIUM ion on membrane functions. Aldizem,CRD-401,Cardil,Cardizem,Dilacor,Dilacor XR,Dilren,Diltiazem Hydrochloride,Diltiazem Malate,Dilzem,Tiazac,CRD 401,CRD401
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000255 Adenosine Triphosphate An adenine nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety. In addition to its crucial roles in metabolism adenosine triphosphate is a neurotransmitter. ATP,Adenosine Triphosphate, Calcium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Chromium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Magnesium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Manganese Salt,Adenylpyrophosphate,CaATP,CrATP,Manganese Adenosine Triphosphate,MgATP,MnATP,ATP-MgCl2,Adenosine Triphosphate, Chromium Ammonium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Magnesium Chloride,Atriphos,Chromium Adenosine Triphosphate,Cr(H2O)4 ATP,Magnesium Adenosine Triphosphate,Striadyne,ATP MgCl2
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D013611 Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Abnormally rapid heartbeats caused by reentry of atrial impulse into the dual (fast and slow) pathways of ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE. The common type involves a blocked atrial impulse in the slow pathway which reenters the fast pathway in a retrograde direction and simultaneously conducts to the atria and the ventricles leading to rapid HEART RATE of 150-250 beats per minute. Atrioventricular Nodal Re-Entrant Tachycardia,Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia,Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia,Tachycardia, AV Nodal Reentrant,AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia,Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia,Atrioventricular Nodal Re Entrant Tachycardia,Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardias,Reentrant Tachycardia, Atrioventricular,Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Reentrant
D013617 Tachycardia, Supraventricular A generic expression for any tachycardia that originates above the BUNDLE OF HIS. Supraventricular Tachycardia,Supraventricular Tachycardias,Tachycardias, Supraventricular
D014700 Verapamil A calcium channel blocker that is a class IV anti-arrhythmia agent. Iproveratril,Calan,Cordilox,Dexverapamil,Falicard,Finoptin,Isoptin,Isoptine,Izoptin,Lekoptin,Verapamil Hydrochloride,Hydrochloride, Verapamil

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