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    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2011 Aug;34(8):e70-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02783.x. Epub 2010 May 14.

    Nonreentrant supraventricular tachycardia misdiagnosed as inappropriate sinus tachycardia.

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    Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Boston University School Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.

    Abstract

    We report a case of a woman with incessant palpitations initially misdiagnosed as inappropriate sinus tachycardia that proved refractory to β-blockers. At the time of electrophysiologic testing, a sustained narrow-complex tachycardia with a 1:2 atrioventricular relationship was repeatedly initiated by a posterior fascicle depolarization induced by means of a timed ventricular extrastimulus. The tachycardia was repeatedly terminated with a timed atrial extrastimulus, which excluded junctional bigeminy and confirmed the diagnosis of nonreentrant supraventricular tachycardia. Catheter ablation of the slow pathway eliminated dual-pathway conduction and tachycardia.

    ©2010, The Authors. Journal compilation ©2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

    PMID:
    20487362
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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