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Published on: December 11, 2017
Fasciculoventricular accessory pathway: a misleading and unusual bypass tract
Marek Jastrzebski1, Piotr Kukla
11st Department of Cardiology and Hypertension, University Hospital, Kraków, Poland. mcjastrz@cyf-kr.edu.pl
Abstract:
We present the case of a 25 year-old man referred for an electrophysiological study due to suspected pre-excitation as the cause of two recent syncopal episodes. The admission electrocardiogram (ECG) showed a borderline PR interval of 120 ms and apparently small delta waves visible in leads V2-V4. Intracardiac recordings showed a short HV interval of 18 ms that was stable despite decremental atrioventricular conduction. A fasciculoventricular accessory pathway was diagnosed. Administration of ajmaline normalized ECG and HV interval. We discuss electrocardiographical features of this rare bypass tract.
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