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Chest, Vol 67, 36-42, Copyright © 1975 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Evidence suggesting dual A-V nodal pathways in patients without supraventricular tachycardias

R Levites and JI Haft

Electrophysiologic evidence for dual pathways of conduction through the A-V node is presented in three patients without history of supraventricular tachycardia. In case 1, abrupt spontaneous changes in the PR interval from 0.17 to 0.42 second were seen. His bundle electrographic studies showed two sets of A-H intervals during sinus rhythm and at several atrial pacing rates, although at rates over 100 per minute only the slow pathway conducted. Using the extrastimulus method, different refractory periods for the fast and slow pathways were documented. Cases 2 and 3 underwent His bundle electrography studies to evaluate intraventricular conduction defects. During atrial pacing studies abrupt changes in the A-H interval, from 220 to 470 msec and from 220 to 370 msec, were observed on increasing the pacing rate from 90 to 95 per minute in case 2 and from 120 to 130 per minute in case 3. In these two patients, dual A-V nodal pathways were suggested by the sudden changes in the A-H -interval at critical pacing rates. These findings indicate that evidence suggesting dual pathways of conduction through the A-V node may not be an uncommon finding and may be present without the manifestation of recurrent supraventricular tachycardias.


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