Atrioventricular Nodal Supraventricular Tachycardia with 2:1 Block above the Bundle of His

Abstract

A patient with narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia underwent electrophysiological study at which time a tachycardia was initiated which had 2:1 AV conduction, with block occurring above the His bundle. The modes of tachycardia initiation, as well as the responses to atrial and ventricular premature depolarizations during tachycardia, made a diagnosis of atrioventricular nodal reentry as the tachycardia mechanism. The unusual finding of 2:1 supra-His block suggests the presence of tissue situated between the tachycardia circuit and His bundle, and effectively excludes the possibility of a His-atrial bypass tract as the retrograde limb of the tachycardia circuit.