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Bigeminal rhythm due to reentrant ventricular extrasystoles coupled to ventricular and A-V junctional escapes: comparison with ventricular parasystole associated with ventricular extrasystoles of bundle branch reentry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2485075     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bigeminal rhythm due to reentrant ventricular extrasystoles coupled to either ventricular escape of varying aberrant conduction or atrio-ventricular (A-V) junctional escape in association with coexisting idioventricular rhythm and A-V junctional rhythm is presented (Case 1). Dual A-V pathways with longitudinal dissociation in the left bundle branch was presumed to be the mechanism. Generally, both ventricular and A-V junctional escapes were discharged and reset as a result of the retrograde concealed conduction of the reentrant ventricular extrasystoles and the arrhythmia was thought to represent a variant of parasystole. Ventricular parasystole associated with ventricular bigeminy of bundle branch reentry, which was precipitated by hypokalemia during administration of a thiazide diuretic, was added for comparison (Case 2). In the latter, a reentrant ventricular extrasystole arising from the left anterior fascicle brought on and terminated ventricular parasystolic trigeminy and hexageminy of left posterior fascicular origin. Longitudinal dissociation with unidirectional block in the left posterior fascicle was presumed to be the mechanism. At times intermittent ventricular extrasystoles with broad and notched QRS in leads II and III initiated recurrent runs of ventricular bigeminy of varying bundle branch reentry.
Authors:
K Izumi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Materia medica Polona. Polish journal of medicine and pharmacy     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0025-5246     ISO Abbreviation:  Mater Med Pol     Publication Date:    1989 Jul-Sep
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-09-27     Completed Date:  1991-09-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0236526     Medline TA:  Mater Med Pol     Country:  POLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  213-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Mouridai Clinic, Kanagawa, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology*
Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology
Bundle of His / physiopathology
Bundle-Branch Block
Cardiac Complexes, Premature / physiopathology*
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Humans
Middle Aged
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / physiopathology*

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