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Intraventricular dissociation due to complete intraventricular block.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1192867     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intraventricular dissociation due to intraventricular block occurred in a patient with cardiac arrest due to massive cerebral hemorrhage. The electrocardiogram showed complete atrioventricular block with three different types of accelerated ventricular rhythm. The ectopic beats did not interfere with each other because of the existence of an area of complete block surrounding the areas in which impulse formation occurred. Hence, the corresponding QRS complexes did not result from depolarization of all the ventricular muscle mass but only of certain regions. The latter were large enough to produce ventricular complexes of enough size to be recorded at the body surface. This phenomenon is the clinical counterpart of the multiple isolated focal contractions which may be seen directly in the ventricules of dying hearts.
Authors:
A Castellanos; R J Sung; R J Myerburg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chest     Volume:  68     ISSN:  0012-3692     ISO Abbreviation:  Chest     Publication Date:  1975 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1976-02-09     Completed Date:  1976-02-09     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0231335     Medline TA:  Chest     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  833-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Electrocardiography
Heart Block / physiopathology*
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
Humans
Myocardial Contraction

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