title: Symptomatic atrioventricular block in an atriofascicular pathway inserting into the left bundle branch without apparent atrioventricular node function.
abstract: We report a patient with symptomatic AV block associated with conduction solely through an atriofascicular pathway that inserted into the left bundle branch. There was no apparent conduction present through the AV node. There was, however, passive activation through the His-Purkinje system. His-bundle pacing demonstrated normal conduction through both right and left bundles. This is the first report of such a case.
authors.affiliation: Section of Electrophysiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mecca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Telfer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lanzarotti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olshansky
mesh_terms: D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged