PMID: 6160505Mar 1, 1980Paper

Prevention of intra-atrial reentry by chronic atrial pacing

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
J F LeclercqR Slama

Abstract

The authors describe a case of so-called "intra-atrial reentry," associated with sinus node dysfunction. The spontaneous initiation of the tachycardia was always preceded by a sinus pause, and external atrial pacing prevented the appearance of tachycardia. Thus an atrial pacemaker was implanted, and after several months, the atrial dysrhythmias disappeared completely, despite interruption of the antiarrhythmic drugs. When a pacemaker dysfunction occurred, the sinus node dysfunction and the tachycardia reappeared. This is analogous with the "incessant" tachycardias seen in the WPW syndrome, and must be differentiated from the usual forms of the sick sinus syndrome which require both a pacemaker and antiarrhythmic drugs.

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May 10, 2002·Circulation Journal : Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society·Yoshihisa EnjojiTetsu Yamaguchi
Mar 1, 1991·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·P Murphy, D B O'Keeffe
Mar 1, 1983·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·V Medina-RavellB V Berkovits
May 1, 1984·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·J JenkinsN Gilli
Nov 4, 2000·Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology·G R D'AllonnesJ C Daubert
May 1, 1983·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·P CoumelJ F Leclercq
Apr 14, 2004·Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE·Jean-Claude DaubertPhilippe Mabo

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