| Literature DB >> 15892027 |
Agustin Castellanos1, Jorge Diaz, Alberto Interian, Robert J Myerburg.
Abstract
This article deals with the tracings of a patient having episodes of atrial flutter with 4:1 atrioventricular (AV) block increasing to 8:1 AV block. This phenomenon was attributed to the coexistence of 3-level block due to transverse dissociation with 2:1 AV block in the most proximal level, or first level as well as in the second level coexisting with a Wenckebach's period in the most distal, or third level. It is suggested that perhaps the term Wenckebach's periods during progression of 4:1 AV block best describes this arrhythmia so as to maintain the term alternating Wenckebach's periods only to those occurring when 2:1 block increases to higher degrees of AV block.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15892027 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.10.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Electrocardiol ISSN: 0022-0736 Impact factor: 1.438