Ventricular Quadrigeminy as a Manifestation of Concealed

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  • NICHOLAS KERIN
  • ISAO MORI
  • MATTHEW N. LEVY
چکیده

Long rhythm strips were analyzed from five patients with frequent ventricular extrasystoles. The predominant pattern was quadrigeminal; i.e., three sinus beats between extrasystoles. However, about 20% of the interectopic intervals contained numbers of sinus beats (S) greater than three. Analysis of the distribution of such values of S > 3 revealed that there were many more odd than even values (P < 0.001). Also, carotid sinus pressure yielded only odd values of S > 3. This predominance of odd values strongly suggested the existence of concealed extrasystoles. Therefore, all odd values of S > 3 were analyzed to determine whether they satisfied the criterion for concealed bigeminy (S = 2n 1) or for concealed quadrigeminy (S = 4n 1). The distribution was found to satisfy the criterion for concealed bigeminy, suggesting that the quadrigeminal pattern was a manifestation of a 2:1 rather than a 4:1 block in a re-entry loop. Stable quadrigeminy occurs often in concealed bigeminy, because the re-entrant impulse finds the myocardium excitable after a normal R-R interval but refractory after a compensatory pause.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005