Role of atrial fibrillation and atrioventricular conduction (including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) in sudden death.
J Am Coll Cardiol
; 5(6 Suppl): 17B-22B, 1985 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
A short refractory period of the accessory pathway is considered a major threat for sudden death in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and atrial fibrillation. RR interval and QRS signal analysis together with signal analysis of a bipolar high right atrial electrogram were obtained in six patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and either induced or spontaneous atrial fibrillation. A record of a sufficiently long episode of atrioventricular (AV) conduction by way of the bypass tract that could be used for satisfactory RR interval sequence and QRS analysis was obtained from only one patient. The results were compared with those of a representative patient with atrial fibrillation and normal AV nodal-His conduction. In a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, atrial fibrillation and AV conduction by way of the bypass tract may exhibit high ventricular rates (median RR intervals of about 300 ms) and long/short RR interval ratios of just over 1 (RR intervals not exceeding 400 ms). The right atrial electrogram showed a noiselike excitation pattern. This study suggests that rather than a short refractory period of the bypass tract, it is lack of concealed conduction, responsible for the presence of long RR intervals, that allows the ventricles to reach very high ventricular rates and at times to fibrillate. The normal AV nodal-His system seems to protect the heart against high ventricular rates and ventricular fibrillation during atrial fibrillation by its relatively long refractory period and capacity to induce long RR intervals by means of concealed conduction.
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Assunto principal:
Fibrilação Atrial
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Nó Atrioventricular
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Síndrome de Wolff-Parkinson-White
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Morte Súbita
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Sistema de Condução Cardíaco
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
1985
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Article