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Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation of the slow pathway on the atrioventricular node. 1996

Y Enjoji, and K Sugi, and M Kasao, and T Ikeda, and M Noro, and T Sakata, and S Yabuki, and T Yamaguchi
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Ohashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Although the effective refractory period (ERP) of the fast pathway is reported to be shortened after radiofrequency catheter ablation of the slow pathway in atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), whether the atrioventricular (AV) nodal physiology maintains the same condition over the long term is controversial. To assess the AV nodal physiology after catheter ablation of the slow pathway in AVNRT, the A-H interval and ERP of the fast pathway were measured before, immediately after and 3 months after catheter ablation in 12 patients. We compared these factors in 12 patients with left concealed accessory bypass tract to clarify the mechanism of the electrophysiological change in the AV node. Both the A-H interval and ERP of the fast pathway were significantly shortened from 111 +/- 18 to 96 +/- 17 ms and 365 +/- 68 to 261 +/- 52 ms immediately after catheter ablation (p < 0.01), and recovered to 128 +/- 44 and 372 +/- 80 ms 3 months after catheter ablation. There were no significant differences in the A-H interval of the fast pathway between the period immediately after and 3 months after catheter ablation following administration of atropine sulfate (99 +/- 52). There were no significant differences in the ERP of the fast pathway between the period immediately after and 3 months after catheter ablation following administration of atropine sulfate (248 +/- 33 ms). On the contrary, there were no significant changes in the A-H interval and ERP of the AV node at these two times in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. The change in characteristics of AV nodal physiology was observed only immediately after catheter ablation in AVNRT, but not in WPW syndrome. The change in electrophysiology immediately after catheter ablation was similar to that following administration of atropine sulfate in AVNRT 3 months after catheter ablation. These findings suggest that catheter ablation does not cause a permanent change in AV nodal physiology and that the location of the ablated site plays an important role in AV nodal physiology.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012032 Refractory Period, Electrophysiological The period of time following the triggering of an ACTION POTENTIAL when the CELL MEMBRANE has changed to an unexcitable state and is gradually restored to the resting (excitable) state. During the absolute refractory period no other stimulus can trigger a response. This is followed by the relative refractory period during which the cell gradually becomes more excitable and the stronger impulse that is required to illicit a response gradually lessens to that required during the resting state. Period, Neurologic Refractory,Periods, Neurologic Refractory,Refractory Period, Neurologic,Tetanic Fade,Vvedenskii Inhibition,Wedensky Inhibition,Inhibition, Vvedenskii,Inhibition, Wedensky,Neurologic Refractory Period,Neurologic Refractory Periods,Neuromuscular Fade,Neuromuscular Transmission Fade,Refractory Period, Neurological,Refractory Periods, Neurologic,Electrophysiological Refractory Period,Electrophysiological Refractory Periods,Fade, Neuromuscular,Fade, Neuromuscular Transmission,Fade, Tetanic,Neurological Refractory Period,Neurological Refractory Periods,Refractory Periods, Electrophysiological,Refractory Periods, Neurological,Transmission Fade, Neuromuscular
D004562 Electrocardiography Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY. 12-Lead ECG,12-Lead EKG,12-Lead Electrocardiography,Cardiography,ECG,EKG,Electrocardiogram,Electrocardiograph,12 Lead ECG,12 Lead EKG,12 Lead Electrocardiography,12-Lead ECGs,12-Lead EKGs,12-Lead Electrocardiographies,Cardiographies,ECG, 12-Lead,EKG, 12-Lead,Electrocardiograms,Electrocardiographies, 12-Lead,Electrocardiographs,Electrocardiography, 12-Lead
D004594 Electrophysiology The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001283 Atrioventricular Node A small nodular mass of specialized muscle fibers located in the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus. It gives rise to the atrioventricular bundle of the conduction system of the heart. AV Node,A-V Node,Atrio-Ventricular Node,A V Node,A-V Nodes,AV Nodes,Atrio Ventricular Node,Atrio-Ventricular Nodes,Atrioventricular Nodes,Node, A-V,Node, AV,Node, Atrio-Ventricular,Node, Atrioventricular,Nodes, A-V,Nodes, AV,Nodes, Atrio-Ventricular,Nodes, Atrioventricular
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

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