First postpacing interval after tachycardia entrainment with correction for atrioventricular node delay:: A simple maneuver for differential diagnosis of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardias versus orthodromic reciprocating tachycardias

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作者
Gonzalez-Torrecilla, Esteban
Arenal, Angel
Atienza, Felipe
Osca, Joaquin
Garcia-Fernandez, Javier
Puchol, Alberto
Sanchez, Ana
Almendral, Jesus
机构
[1] Hosp Gen Univ Gregorio Maranon, Dept Cardiol, Madrid 28007, Spain
[2] Hosp Univ La Fe, Valencia, Spain
关键词
diagnosis; entrainment; tachycardia; accessory pathway; slow pathway ablation;
D O I
10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.02.019
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND The difference between the first postpacing interval (PPI) after tachycardia entrainment from the right ventricular apex and the tachycardia cycle length (TCL) can be used as an index of proximity to the circuit. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine whether the response to entrainment of tachycardia during ventricular stimulation with correction for AV node delay is a useful, simple maneuver for differentiating AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) from orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (ORT) using a concealed accessory pathway. METHODS The study consisted of 193 consecutive patients who underwent electrophysiologic study and ablation of regular paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia without preexcitation during sinus rhythm. Tachycardia entrainment was attempted through trains of 5 to 15 right ventricular apex pacing pulses. The increment in AV nodal conduction time in the first PPI was subtracted from the PPI-TCL difference (corrected PPI-TCL). RESULTS Electrophysiologic study demonstrated ORT in 84 patients and AVNRT in 109 patients. Transient entrainment was achieved in all but 12 patients. The mean corrected PPI-TCL difference was significantly shorter in 77 patients with ORT (66 27 ms) than in 104 AVNRT patients (151 +/- 28 ms; P < .0001). Patients with septal accessory pathways had shorter corrected PPI-TCL differences than patients with free-watt accessory pathways. The presence of a corrected PPI-TCL difference <110 ms identified all but one patient with ORT, and no patients with AVNRT had such a difference. CONCLUSION The return cycle after tachycardia entrainment by right ventricular apex stimulation with correction for AV node delay is a rapid, useful maneuver for differential diagnosis of AVNRT vs ORT in patients without preexcitation. The presence of a corrected PPI-TCL <110 ms accurately identified with high reliability those patients with ORT.
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