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Very late recurrences after ablation of AVNRT
  • Per Insulander,
  • Mats Jensen-Urstad
Per Insulander
Karolinska University Hospital

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Mats Jensen-Urstad
Karolinska University Hospital
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Abstract

Very late recurrences after ablation of AVNRT have been reported. Age related alterations of nodal tissues caused by fibrous and fatty tissue infiltration and changes of the sympathovagal influence on the AV node, in turn altering AV nodal conduction and refractoriness, could set the stage for a previously not present substrate for AVNRT. Consequently, the occurrence of AVNRT many years after an ablation procedure may perhaps not always implicate a recurrence but instead an arrhythmia caused by a new substrate.
09 Feb 2021Submitted to Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
10 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
10 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
10 Feb 2021Editorial Decision: Accept