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Atrioventricular junctional reentry circuits require conduction through the atrial tissue immediately surrounding the AV node, and reentry confined solely to the intranodal region does not occur. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

September 1, 1981The Anatomical Record

The mechanism of AV junctional reentry: Role of the atrio‐nodal junction

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Population

10 superfused rabbit AVN preparations

Intervention

Basic and premature stimuli introduced at either or both the crista terminalis (CT) and interatrial septum (IAS) regions of the AVN

Outcome

Mechanism of AV junctional reentry, including summation, cancellation, and induction/termination of reentry phenomenasurrogate

In rabbit preparations, AV nodal reentry circuits involve surrounding atrial tissue rather than being confined solely to the intranodal region.

Authors

TMTodor N. MazgalevCleveland Clinic LDLeonard S. DreifusAmerican College of Cardiology JBJohn BianchiThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Implication

Reentry circuits require perinodal atrial tissue in this rabbit model; challenges purely intranodal AVNRT concepts but leaves open human relevance.

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Mazgalev et al. (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a15f3fc66ebfaa9bad1205c https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1092010119

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Reentry circuits require perinodal atrial tissue in this rabbit model; challenges purely intranodal AVNRT concepts but leaves open human relevance.

The mechanism of AV junctional reentry: Role of the atrio‐nodal junction

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

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The mechanism of AV junctional reentry: Role of the atrio‐nodal junction

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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