Unusual ventricular entrainment response: What is the mechanism?

Ozeke O., Cay S., Ozcan F., Hacili A., Karimli E., Altiparmak I. H., ...More

JOURNAL OF ARRHYTHMIA, vol.35, no.2, pp.314-316, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/joa3.12175
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ARRHYTHMIA
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.314-316
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Entrainment is an important tool for the diagnosis and location of reentry. The usefulness of this maneuver requires that, prior to cessation of ventricular pacing, the atrial rate accelerates to the ventricular pacing rate. Moreover, it is important to verify the continuation of the tachycardia following cessation of entrainment. The recognizing the last entrained atrial beat is utmost important to avoid erroneous A-A-V labeling.