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Rhythm and conduction disturbances in isolated, congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
American Journal of Cardiology 1986 August 2
The incidence and types of rhythm and conduction disturbances in 11 male and 6 female patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and no other intrinsic complicating anomalies were studied. Patient age ranged from 5 to 54 years; follow-up ranged from 5 to 37 years. Surface electrocardiograms were recorded in each patient; 15 also underwent 24-hour Holter monitoring and 10 underwent electrophysiologic study. The conduction system of a 54-year-old woman who died suddenly, with complete atrioventricular (AV) block since age 30 years, was studied by serial histologic sections. Fifteen patients were asymptomatic and 2 reported repeated episodes of palpitation since childhood. Ten patients presented with a normal PR interval and 2 with first-degree AV block (12%). Five patients had complete AV block (29%), but none had had it at birth; first- and second-degree AV block preceded complete AV block in 2 patients. The morphologic pattern and duration of QRS suggested a junctional rhythm in 4 patients and an idioventricular pacemaker in 1 patient. Electrophysiologic studies confirmed that the complete AV block site was supra-Hisian in 2 patients and proximal to the His bundle bifurcation in 1 patient. However, histologic investigation disclosed fibrosis and disruption of the proximal nonbifurcating His bundle in the patient who died suddenly. In 2 patients with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia, electrophysiologic studies suggested reentry through James fibers (or dual AV nodal pathway) in 1 and the presence of a left lateral accessory AV pathway in the other. Holter monitoring showed a high incidence of ventricular arrhythmias.
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