title: Analysis of electrophysiological activity in Koch's triangle relevant to ablation of the slow AV nodal pathway.
abstract: Atrioventricular junctional reentrant tachycardia (AVJRT) is the most common form of paroxysmal regular supraventricular tachycardia. In patients with disabling, drug refractory AVJRT, catheter ablation has evolved rapidly from a last-resort treatment in the form of interruption of atrioventricular (AV) conduction to selective modification of AV nodal function as an ideal treatment. This article will focus on the frequently unappreciated electrophysiological activities recordable in man in Koch's triangle during ablation of the so-called slow pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hopital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux-Pessac, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haïssaguerre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaïs
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hocini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaïta
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Barold
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clémenty
mesh_terms: D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000601:surgery*