Résumé
Four cases of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia are described in whom rate related left bundle branch block (LBBB) was often present which persisted indefinitely and showed no signs of spontaneous disappearance. Transient slowing of the tachycardia by carotid sinus massage in each case eliminated LBBB and this led to tachycardia acceleration. The tachycardia acceleration was traceable to a shortening in ventriculoatrial conduction. These observations proved the participation of a left sided bypass tract in the tachycardia circuit in each of these cases.
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 371-376 |
Nombre de pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Electrocardiology |
Volume | 12 |
Numéro de publication | 4 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - 1979 |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:University of Toronto and the Division of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. *Associate Professor of Medicine. tResearch Fellow in Cardiology. Supported in part by grants from the Ontario Heart Foundation and Canadian Heart Foundation. The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. w solely to indicate this fact. Reprint requests to: Menashe B. Waxman, M.D., Cardiovascular Unit, Toron.to General Hospital, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M5G 1L7.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine