Comparative study of sinoatrial conduction time and sinus node recovery time.
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- 1 September 1975
- Vol. 37 (9), 956-962
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.37.9.956
Abstract
Atrial stimulation were performed in 5 normal patients (group A) and 4 patients with electrocardiographic evidence of sinoatrial disease (group B). The technique of premature atrial stimulation was used to calculate sinoatrial conduction time. Rapid atrial pacing was applied to measure maximum sinus node recovery time. In 4 cases both stimulation methods were repeated after intravenous administration of atropine Group A had a sinoatrial conduction time of 56 ms +/- 11 (SD) and a maximum sinus node recovery time of 1122 ms +/- 158. In 3 out of 4 patients with sinus node dysfunction a prolongation of sinoatrial conduction time could be demonstrated (145, 105, and 150 ms). In addition, one showed probable sinus node exit block after premature atrial stimulation. Sinus node recovery time was excessively prolonged in 2 (3880 and 3215 ms) and normal in the other 2 patients with sinoatrial disease (1330 and 1275 ms). Atropine leads to a decrease of sinoatrial conduction time. Results indicate that sinus node recovery time may not be a reliable indicator of sinus node automaticity if sinoatrial conduction is disturbed. The premature atrial stimulation technique makes it possible to study the pattern of sinoatrial conduction and to evaluate its reaction to therapeutic drugs.Keywords
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