The importance of utilizing 24-h Holter monitoring as a non-invasive method of predicting the mechanism of supraventricular tachycardia

Despite the emergence of advanced invasive technology in identifying the various types of arrhythmia mechanisms, 24-h ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring as a non-invasive method remains an invaluable informative tool in delineating such mechanisms. Furthermore, one observational study has suppo...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Publié dans:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 23(2011), 4 vom: 20. Okt., Seite 241-3
Auteur principal: Al Mehairi, M (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Al Ghamdi, S A, Dagriri, K, Al Fagih, A
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2011
Accès à la collection:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Sujets:Journal Article AVNRT Ablation Fast pathway Holter Slow pathway
Description
Résumé:Despite the emergence of advanced invasive technology in identifying the various types of arrhythmia mechanisms, 24-h ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring as a non-invasive method remains an invaluable informative tool in delineating such mechanisms. Furthermore, one observational study has supported the utilization of 24-h Holter monitoring in exploring AV Node (AVN) characteristics sufficiently in correlation with invasive studies when limited to patients without Wolf Parkinson White syndrome showing a positive predictive value of 98% in their supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) assessment (Fukuda et al., 2005). We describe in this report suspected tachycardia initiation mechanism in three SVT cases based on 24-h Holter recordings. Premature atrial contraction with subsequent AVN fast pathway conduction block initiated the common type AVN re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Dual AVN physiology was documented during the electrophysiological studies in all three cases and a definitive therapy was achieved by the AVN slow pathway modification
Description:Date Completed 20.08.2013
Date Revised 21.10.2021
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1016-7315
DOI:10.1016/j.jsha.2011.05.002