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The facilitation of a ventricular response by a preceding non-propagated (concealed) atrial response is caused by the dissociation of two pathways through the A-V node. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To describe the electrophysiological conditions under which a concealed atrial response facilitates subsequent atrioventricular conduction and examine the underlying mechanism.

July 1, 1964Circulation ResearchOpen Access

A Complex Manifestation of Concealed A-V Conduction in the Dog Heart

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GMGordon K. MoeUtica College CMCarlos F. MéndezUniversity of Buenos Aires JAJ.A. AbildskovElectrophysiology

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Supports dual AV nodal pathways; leaves open their role in modern arrhythmia mapping and ablation.

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To describe the electrophysiological conditions under which a concealed atrial response facilitates subsequent atrioventricular conduction and examine the underlying mechanism.
Evaluated electrical conduction across the atrioventricular (A-V) node in dog heart models.
Analyzed the timing relationships between non-propagated atrial responses and subsequent ventricular activations.
Observed that an apparently non-propagated (concealed) atrial impulse facilitates the passage of a following impulse to the ventricle.
Identified that this facilitation is consistent with the functional dissociation of two distinct conduction pathways within the A-V node.

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Moe et al. (1964) studied this question.

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