?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Influence+of+Atrioventricular+Nodal+Reentrant+Tachycardia+Ablation+on+Right+to+Left++Inter-atrial+Conduction&rft.creator=Eksik%2C+Abdurrahman&rft.creator=Akyol%2C+Ahmet&rft.creator=Norgaz%2C+Tugrul&rft.creator=Erdinler%2C+Izzet&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Background%3A+Radiofrequency+(RF)+catheter+ablation+is+the+procedure+of+choice+for+the+potential+cure+of+atrioventricular+nodal+reentrant+tachycardia+(AVNRT)+with+high+success+rates.+We+hypothesed+that+as+a+result+of+the+close+proximity+of+Koch%E2%80%99s+triangle+and+low+inter-atrial+septal+fibers%2C+the+RF+ablation+applied+at+this+region+may+result+in+prolongation+of+inter-atrial+conduction+time+(IACT).%0AMethods%3A+RF+ablation+of+AVNRT+was+performed+by+conventional+technique.+IACT+was+measured+before+and+20+minutes+after+RF+ablation+during+sinus+rhythm.+Number+of+ablations+given+and+duration+of+ablation+were+noted.%0AResults%3A+The+study+group+was+consisted+of+48+patients+(36+%5B75%25%5D+female%2C+12+%5B25%25%5D+male%2C+mean+age+43.4+%C2%B1+14.+5+years).+RF+ablation+was+successful+in+all+patients.+Mean+RF+time+was+4.+0+%C2%B1+3.+3+minutes+and+mean+number+of+RF+was+11.+9+%C2%B1+9%2C+8.+The+mean+IACT+was+70.1+%C2%B1+9.0+ms+before+ablation+and+84.9+%C2%B1+12.7+ms+after+ablation%2C+which+demonstrated+a+significant+prolongation+(p%3C0.001).+The+prolongation+of+IACT+was+very+well+correlated+with+the+number+of+(r%3D0.897%2C+p%3C0.001)+and+duration+of+RF+(r%3D0.779%3B+p%3C0.001).+%0AConclusions%3A+RF+ablation+of+AVNRT+results+in+prolongation+of+IACT.+The+degree+of+prolongation+is+associated+with+the+duration+and+number+of+RF+ablations+given.+The+relationship+between+this+conduction+delay+and+late+arrhythmogenesis+need+to+be+evaluated.%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2005-10&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4594%2F1%2Feksik.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4594%2F2%2Feksik.pdf&rft.identifier=++Eksik%2C+Abdurrahman+and+Akyol%2C+Ahmet+and+Norgaz%2C+Tugrul+and+Erdinler%2C+Izzet++(2005)+Influence+of+Atrioventricular+Nodal+Reentrant+Tachycardia+Ablation+on+Right+to+Left+Inter-atrial+Conduction.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4594%2F