| Abrupt loss of constant fusion during entrainment of ventricular tachycardia at a critical paced cycle length. | |
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PMID: 11324808 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) can be frequently entrained and interrupted with rapid pacing and the mechanism of the pacing-induced interruption is considered to be due to orthodromic block. This study focused on the incidence of VT which was interrupted at a critical cycle length and was characterized by an abrupt loss of constant fusion in the surface electrocardiogram (ECG), and the role of orthodromic block as the cause of such characteristic change and interruption of VT was analyzed. Among 45 consecutive patients with symptomatic VT, rapid pacing was performed in 43 VTs of 39 patients. The exit was mapped as the earliest site of the activation during VT and an electrode catheter was located at the site. Rapid pacing was performed at progressively shorter cycle lengths in steps of 10 msec until VT was interrupted and the timing of the orthodromic and direct capture was compared at the exit. Abrupt loss of constant fusion was observed in 25 of 39 patients (64.1%): and the loss was invariably associated with interruption of VT. When the timings of the activation of the exit were compared, which were measured from the preceding (n-1) stimulus as the time reference, the direct capture was relatively delayed compared to that of the orthodromic capture. This finding suggests that orthodromic block is the cause of the direct capture as well as the pacing-induced interruption of VT. In the remaining 13 patients (35.9%), the surface ECG showed a gradual transition into the fully paced QRS morphology. The direct capture was confirmed in the non-fused beats, but it was not necessarily associated with interruption of VT. The interval from the stimulus to the entrained electrogram at the exit showed a gradual prolongation until the exit was finally captured directly from the pacing site. The confirmation of constant fusion followed by abrupt loss in ECG can be a reliable hallmark of orthodromic block as the cause of the interruption of VT during transient entrainment at a critical paced cycle length. |
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Authors:
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M Yamaura; Y Aizawa; M Chinushi; T Washizuka; H Uchiyama; H Kitazawa |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Japanese heart journal Volume: 42 ISSN: 0021-4868 ISO Abbreviation: Jpn Heart J Publication Date: 2001 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-04-27 Completed Date: 2001-05-10 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401175 Medline TA: Jpn Heart J Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 67-78 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan. |
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Adult Cardiac Pacing, Artificial* Electrocardiography* Electrophysiology Female Heart Block / etiology*, physiopathology Heart Conduction System / physiopathology* Humans Male Middle Aged Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology*, therapy |
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