Open AccessJunctional Pacemaker May Replace the Sinoatrial Node
Author(s) -
Min Lin,
Yang Xiong,
Yi-Pin Lin,
Yuhua Li,
Lijuan Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiovascular innovations and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2009-8782
pISSN - 2009-8618
DOI - 10.15212/cvia.2021.0018
Subject(s) - sinoatrial node , cardiology , medicine , beat (acoustics) , node (physics) , junctional rhythm , heart rate , engineering , blood pressure , physics , structural engineering , acoustics
Junctional rhythm is usually seen in the clinic with different causes. We report a case of bicuspid aortic valve accompanied by sinoatrial node dysfunction. The junctional escape beat could accelerate with physiological needs and provided for the normal needs of daily life when dysfunction of the sinoatrial node occurred, which provides a new way for the treatment of sinoatrial node dysfunction. Our findings could be potentially significant for identifying causes and choosing appropriate treatment strategies by using ECG monitoring in the clinic in the future.