A re-entry tachycardia triggered by the spontaneous interruption of an atrial tachycardia

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2015 Jan:16 Suppl 1:S8-9. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32836204ed.

Abstract

The common atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia is the most common form of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. It starts frequently with a supraventricular ectopic beat that, on finding the fast pathway in refractory period, travels in the slow pathway as to appear as a prolongation of the PR interval on the ECG. In this study, we show a singular case of a common atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia triggered by the spontaneous interruption of an atrial tachycardia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / etiology*
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular / complications*
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular / physiopathology