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AVNRT Ablation: Significance of Anatomic Findings and Nodal Physiology

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Cardiac Arrhythmias

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The AV node is a fascinating region, with particular and complex anatomy and physiology. It well illustrates the evolution of the rhythm disorders and their treatments; it was the first target when invasive electrophysiology started; from His recordings to DC ablation and from selective radiofrequency “slow pathway” modification to cryoablation, we have followed a long road of learning while burning; as our knowledge broadens, we can now very precisely target this region to invasive treatments. This chapter reviews the literature and discusses an approach regarding anatomic findings and physiology and its relationship to AVNRT ablation.

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  1. Cardiology Service, CHUS, Sherbrooke University Hospitals, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Félix Ayala-Paredes MD, PhD, Jean-Francois Roux MD & Mariano Badra Verdu MD

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Center Hospitalier Coutances, Coutances, France

    Ambrose S. Kibos

  2. Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Bradley P. Knight

  3. Division of Cardiology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Vidal Essebag

  4. Department of Cardiology, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA

    Steven B. Fishberger

  5. School of Biology, Chemistry and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Mark Slevin

  6. “Acad. Vasile Candea” Emergency Clinical Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Titu Maiorescu” University Faculty of Medicine,, Bucharest, Romania

    Ion C. Țintoiu

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Ayala-Paredes, F., Roux, JF., Verdu, M.B. (2014). AVNRT Ablation: Significance of Anatomic Findings and Nodal Physiology. In: Kibos, A., Knight, B., Essebag, V., Fishberger, S., Slevin, M., Țintoiu, I. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5316-0_30

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