International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 142, Issue 1 , Pages e3-e5, 25 June 2010

Dual atrioventricular nodal physiology in young child

  • Salvatore Patanè

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologia Nuovo Presidio Ospedaliero Cutroni Zodda-Barcellona P.d.G(Me) AUSL5 Messina, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cardiologia Nuovo Presidio Ospedaliero Cutroni Zodda-Barcellona P.d.G(Me) AUSL5 Messina, Via Cattafi, 98051 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Messina, Italy. Tel.: +39 3402783962.
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  • Filippo Marte

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologia Nuovo Presidio Ospedaliero Cutroni Zodda-Barcellona P.d.G(Me) AUSL5 Messina, Italy
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  • Eleonora Di Tommaso

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Pediatria,Azienda Ospedaliera Treviglio-Caravaggio, Treviglio(Bg), Italy
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  • Giuseppina Tindara Pagano

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Division, University of Messina, Italy

Received 2 July 2008; accepted 29 November 2008. published online 12 January 2009.

Abstract 

Dual atrioventricular nodal physiology has been reported. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia is the most common supraventricular tachycardia associated with dual atrioventricular nodal physiology. We present a case of dual atrioventricular nodal physiology in a 12-year-old Italian boy.

Keywords: Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, Dual atrioventricular nodal physiology, First degree atrioventricular block

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PII: S0167-5273(08)01339-9

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.163

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 142, Issue 1 , Pages e3-e5, 25 June 2010

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