Open AccessAtrioventricular Nodal Conduction During Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Stéphane Garrigue,
Kent A. Mowrey,
Gerard J. Fahy,
Patrick Tchou,
Todor N. Mazgalev
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.99.17.2323
Subject(s) - medicine , atrioventricular node , ablation , cardiology , reentry , nodal , atrial fibrillation , atrioventricular block , catheter ablation , radiofrequency ablation , tachycardia
Posteroseptal ablation of the atrioventricular node (AVN) has been proposed as a means to slow the ventricular rate during atrial fibrillation (AF). The suggested mechanism is elimination of the AVN "slow pathway." On the basis of the unpredictable success of the procedure, we hypothesize that, in fact, the slow pathway is preserved. Therefore, the slowing of the ventricular rate results from reduced bombardment of the AVN.
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