Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction Disease

Giuseppe Bagliani; Fabio M Leonelli; Roberto De Ponti; Ezio Mesolella; Luigi Padeletti

doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2018.02.014

Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction Disease

Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2018 Jun;10(2):197-209. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2018.02.014.

Authors

Giuseppe Bagliani¹, Fabio M Leonelli², Roberto De Ponti³, Ezio Mesolella⁴, Luigi Padeletti⁵

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department, Arrhythmology Unit, Foligno General Hospital, Foligno, Italy; Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.bagliani@tim.it.
² Cardiology Department, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, University South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
³ Cardiology Department, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
⁴ Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
⁵ Heart and Vessels Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; IRCCS Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy.

PMID: 29784480
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2018.02.014

Abstract

This article describes the different anatomic structures involved in normal atrioventricular conduction and their pathologic states. It defines their effects on the electrocardiogram, and describes how to localize the level and evaluate the severity of conduction disease by electrocardiographic analysis. It illustrates the relevance of intracavitary recordings in the diagnosis of level of block.

Keywords: Atrioventricular blocks; Atrioventricular conduction; Atrioventricular conduction anatomy; Conduction disorders.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology*
Electrocardiography*
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / diagnosis
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / physiopathology*