Bundle branch block in alternate beats: the role of supernormal and concealed bundle branch conduction.
This article reports an example of right bundle branch block occurring on alternate beats in the presence of atrial tachycardia with 2:1 atrioventricular conduction. Analysis of the tracing suggests that the alternate disappearance of right bundle branch block is a manifestation of supernormal bundle branch conduction. The phenomenon is assumed to be caused by retrograde concealed conduction within the bundle branch that is blocked in anterograde direction (the "linking" mechanism).
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Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000503:physiopathology; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology