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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD[2]

Overview

The "common form" or "usual" AVNRT utilizes the slow AV nodal pathway as the anterograde limb of the circuit and the fast AV nodal pathway as the retrograde limb.Uncommon form of AVNRT is reentry circuit reversed in a format that AV nod pathway is anterograde limb and slow AV nodal pathway is the retrograde limb. third type of AVNRT that utilizes the slow AV nodal pathway as the anterograde limb and left atrial fibers that approach the AV node from the left side of the inter-atrial septum as the retrograde limb.

Classification

There are several types of AVNRT. The "common form" or "usual" AVNRT utilizes the slow AV nodal pathway as the anterograde limb of the circuit and the fast AV nodal pathway as the retrograde limb. The reentry circuit can be reversed such that the fast AV nodal pathway is the anterograde limb and the slow AV nodal pathway is the retrograde limb. This, not surprisingly is referred to as the "uncommon form" of AVNRT. However, there is also a third type of AVNRT that utilizes the slow AV nodal pathway as the anterograde limb and left atrial fibers that approach the AV node from the left side of the inter-atrial septum as the retrograde limb. This is known as atypical, or Slow-Slow AVNRT.[1][2]

Common AVNRT

In common AVNRT, the anterograde conduction is via the slow pathway and the retrograde conduction is via the fast pathway ("slow-fast" AVNRT). This accounts for 80%-90% of cases of AVNRT. Because the retrograde conduction is via the fast pathway, stimulation of the atria (which produces the inverted P wave) will occur at the same time as stimulation of the ventricles (which causes the QRS complex). As a result, the inverted P waves may not be seen on the surface ECG since they are buried with the QRS complexes. Often the retrograde p-wave is visible, but also in continuity with the QRS complex, appearing as a "pseudo R prime" wave in lead V1 or a "pseudo S" wave in the inferior leads.

Uncommon AVNRT

In uncommon AVNRT, the anterograde conduction is via the fast pathway and the retrograde conduction is via the slow pathway ("fast-slow" AVNRT). Multiple slow pathways can exist so that both anterograde and retrograde conduction are over slow pathways. ("slow-slow" AVNRT). Because the retrograde conduction is via the slow pathway, stimulation of the atria will be delayed by the slow conduction tissue and will typically produce an inverted P wave that falls after the QRS complex on the surface ECG.

Detailed Chapters on AVNRT Variants

  1. AVNRT Slow/Fast
  2. AVNRT Fast/Slow
  3. AVNRT Slow/Slow
  4. AVNRT Slow/Fast Left Variant

References

  1. Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Jackman, Warren M. (2007). "Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia". Circulation. 116 (21): 2465–2478. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.655746. ISSN 0009-7322.
  2. Khairy, Paul; Guerra, Peter G.; Rivard, Lena; Tanguay, Jean-François; Landry, Evelyn; Guertin, Marie-Claude; Macle, Laurent; Thibault, Bernard; Tardif, Jean-Claude; Talajic, Mario; Roy, Denis; Dubuc, Marc (2011). "Enlargement of Catheter Ablation Lesions in Infant Hearts With Cryothermal Versus Radiofrequency Energy". Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 4 (2): 211–217. doi:10.1161/CIRCEP.110.958082. ISSN 1941-3149.

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