Junctional tachycardia with atrioventricular dissociation induced by hyperventilation.
We describe a case in which hyperventilation induced a junctional tachycardia with atrioventricular dissociation. The arrhythmia is interpreted as being due to changes in autonomic nervous tone provoked by the hyperventilation.
D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D001285:Atropine; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000150:complications*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011187:Posture; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology*
D001285:Atropine